Indiatimes8d
First US case of rare H5N9 bird flu reported; Difference between H5N1 and H5N9
Both H5N9 and the more common H5N1 strains were found. The USDA is conducting investigations and enhanced surveillance, highlighting H5N1's higher human risk compared to H5N9, which is rarer and ...
Forbes6d
First Reported H5N9 Bird Flu Outbreak In US As H5N1 Keeps Spreading
The U.S. hasn’t been able to control the spread of the H5N1 bird flu. And now, there’s been a reported outbreak in the U.S. of another strain of avian influenza, H5N9. This H5N9 outbreak ...
Indiatimes29d
First human death from H5N1 bird flu reported in US' Louisiana
A Louisiana resident has died from H5N1 bird flu, marking the first death from the virus in US, according to the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC). As of January 6, 2025 ...
CBS News8d
How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
H5N1 has been the dominant grouping of strains fueling this past year's outbreaks in the U.S., with different variants of that virus spreading in wild birds, poultry flocks, dairy cattle ...
CBS News29d
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu, the state's health department announced Monday, marking the first U.S. death from the H5N1 virus. "The patient was over the ...
Detroit Free Press25d
More than 100 birds culled at Waterford park for H5N1 bird flu
More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at the farm at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some of them tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu ...
Detroit Free Press20d
First outbreak of H5N1 bird flu identified in Wayne County backyard flock
For the first time, birds in a backyard flock in Wayne County have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...
Medical Xpress23d
No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors".
India TV26d
Bird flu death: Here's what you need to know about H5N1 virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a person has died of H5N1 bird flu in the United States. The person was previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A ...
Ars Technica29d
As US marks first H5N1 bird flu death, WHO and CDC say risk remains low
The H5N1 bird flu situation in the US seems more fraught than ever this week as the virus continues to spread swiftly in dairy cattle and birds while sporadically jumping to humans. On Monday ...
Rolling Out10d
H5N1 virus in raw food endangers pets’ health
A surge in H5N1 virus cases among pets, particularly cats, has raised alarms about raw pet food safety. The virus, devastating bird populations nationwide since 2022, has infected cats through ...