Ken Keffer, co-owner of the Wild Birds Unlimited Store in Bloomington, Indiana, says, “Avian flu isn’t new. Avian influenzas were first identified in Europe in the 1870s. Variants of the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A variant of the Avian Flu has been confirmed in Hawaii. Health officials said it’s the first one in the state, and want to ensure the risk to the public is very small.

The Gs/Gd lineage of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses—including H5N1—has rapidly evolved, spreading globally and infecting a growing range of birds, mammals, and occasionally humans.

Dispatch: Comparison of Contemporary and Historic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Replication in Human Lung Organoids.Image Credit: Credit: NIAID and CDC. In a recent study ...

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in March, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles.Credit: AP ...

At least one of the bird flu variants present in the U.S. is capable of causing severe disease in people. Multiple avian flu variants are circulating simultaneously and new ones emerge as the ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.. The worker was exposed to the D1.1 strain after working with ...

Canada doesn’t vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza. The head of the World Organization for Animal Health thinks it may be time to add vaccination to the tool kit.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A variant of the Avian Flu has been confirmed in Hawaii. Health officials said it’s the first one in the state, and want to ensure the risk to the public is very smal… ...