H9N2 avian influenza viruses in China show extensive genetic and antigenic diversity, with the dominant BJ94 lineage comprising ten co-circulating hemagglutinin sub-subclades.

Between 2021 and 2023, 99.46% of H9N2 isolates carried the HA-L226 mutation linked to human receptor binding; 96.17% contained the NP-N52 mutation associated with resistance to the human MxA ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Recent testing by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in mammal species. TPWD said HPAI was detected in foxes ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal health, and environmental health experts to remain vigilant.

Bird Flu Found in Sheep: The H5N1 virus was detected in a single sheep in Britain, in what the government described as the first case of its kind reported anywhere in the world.

Bird flu vaccine for humans. The U.S. Government is developing vaccines against avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses, according the CDC.The CDC has developed H5 candidate vaccine viruses that has been ...

Bird flu—or avian influenza—has been spreading for decades in wild birds across the globe. More recently, we’ve seen it move to other animals. In 2022, it started to infect commercial and ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can occasionally infect humans. In recent years, the threat of avian influenza has garnered attention ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, is a lethal respiratory disease known to infect wild bird populations, most notably domestic poultry such as chickens, as well as ...

In this interview with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and epidemiologist at Stamford Hospital, we examines the evolution and transmission dynamics of H5N1 avian influenza ...

Assistance on the way for Michigan farmers impacted by bird flu 01:11 (CBS DETROIT) - Wayne County has its first confirmed case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, state officials reported ...

“Iowa has monitored the spread of avian influenza closely since it was first detected in poultry in the state in 2022, and our state is prepared with the established knowledge, strong ...