The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

H5N1 bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since last year, and for good reason: since March 2024 this subtype of bird flu has infected upwards of 1,000 herds of dairy cattle, raising concerns ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus has infected birds and mammals around the world. As of June 2025, 70 people have been infected ...

New Zealand has been preparing for the possible arrival of H5N1 bird flu, with the aim of minimising potential damage to ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...

The rapid spread of H5N1 from wild birds to mammals, and even humans, is raising the stakes in the fight against avian influenza. As experts warn of the virus’s pandemic potential, global action ...

Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly bird flu virus in livestock, the US Department of Agriculture is doing more to prevent ...

BIRD flu has been detected in an English farm, it’s been announced. A case of the H5N1 bird flu was found in poultry in West ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

About a year ago, the first mammal-to-human transmission of H5N1 occurred, spreading from a dairy cow to a person in Texas, she said. The 70 human cases of bird flu in the U.S. so far have been ...

Scientists are concerned the H5N1 avian influenza virus also could ... and has increasingly adapted to infect a wide range of mammals, including dairy cows and people. "We are all watching it ...