Avian influenza first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an ...

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Sigh. I have been avoiding this in hopes that it would go away. But no. It’s here, and it will almost certainly get worse.

Last week, news broke of the first avian flu (H5N1) death in the United States ... Marisa has conducted research in Peru, focusing on dengue and Zika viruses and the mosquitoes that spread ...

In September 2022, the study began enrolling mpox patients in Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, and the United States ... Shoring up pet food safety plans to account for H5N1 and ...

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 ...

A person in the state of Louisiana has died from avian influenza or bird flu, also known as H5N1, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported on Jan. 6, marking the first recorded human ...

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 ...

H5N1 Virus Outbreak News: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an emergency warning for the H5N1 avian influenza virus, also known as bird flu. The virus, which has ...

Officials assess threat of H5N1 avian flu Balancing enhanced vigilance and 'business as usual' Date: January 2, 2025 Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Summary ...