H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, ... 6 things to know about bird flu and pandemic potential. Published: Jun. 22, 2024, 2:23 p.m. A Jersey cow feeds in a field in Iowa, May 8, 2018.

Human contracts bird flu for second time ever in U.S. 02:14. ... But the agency's scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a human case of this "pandemic potential" virus this year, ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

As the bird flu spreads, ... The vaccine can be used to match against strains with pandemic potential and scale-up as needed, which health experts estimate could take up to six months.

For months, bird flu has been on Desiree’ Moffitt’s mind. The more she learns about the H5N1 virus, and the more updates that populate news headlines, the more alarmed she becomes. Unlike when ...

As the bird flu situation develops in the U.S., scientists told Newsweek the virus could become a pandemic--depending on what happens next. Right now, California is the epicenter of the outbreak ...

Pandemic potential? What to know in Florida about bird flu outbreak. ... Dairy cattle feed at a farm near Vado, N.M., in 2017. H5N1, a bird flu virus, is spreading in U.S. cows. ...

Some experts have raised alarms about the potential for another pandemic as numbers of H5N1 avian influenza infections rise in animals and humans. H5N1 bird flu is widespread among wild birds in ...

Just as we are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, a strain of avian influenza went from simmering to a ... With a window of time to rewrite the ending to this potential pandemic ...