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A team of Chilean scientists has sequenced the first complete genomes of the H5N1 avian influenza virus found in birds in ...
The H5N1 avian influenza virus can now be found not only in milk and on milking equipment but also in farm wastewater and in ...
Scientists found in a new study that the bird flu was detected in the air of dairy farms, suggesting that both the cattle and workers could be infected by inhaling it. However, health officials ...
Dairies say the USDA relief money helped them sustain operations as bird flu decimated milk production, but critics say the ...
Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.
The virus is destabilizing agriculture, food security, trade and ecosystems. Should vaccination now play a greater role in ...
The discovery could indicate a significant expansion of the virus into the continent that would put susceptible bird species ...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The bird flu virus that has been spreading among dairy cows may travel through the ...
A case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a broad term that refers to several types of influenza that normally infect birds. The bird flu that's been making news in the United States is a virus called H5N1.
In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors ...
Meanwhile, the state health department has been instructed to submit a report on preventing the spread of H5 Avian Influenza ...