Since march of last year, the USDA has recorded a national total of 978 confirmed cases Avian Flu or H5N1 in dairy herds. Minnesota has confirmed a total of 9 cases on dairy farms. Dr. Nicole ...

Unpasteurized milk can have especially high concentrations of virus and is thought to be an important route of H5N1 transmission during this outbreak. On one Texas farm, more than half of the cats ...

A growing number of California cats and an unknowable population of free-roaming “community cats” have been contracting avian flu, or H5N1. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

In the recent avian influenza A(H5N1) outbreak in the USA, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that H5N1 testing be limited to patients meeting epidemiological criteria, ...

A microscope image of H5N1 avian influenza. Credit: CDC and NIAID Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife, pets, ...

Health officials expect a measles outbreak in West Texas to exceed 100 cases because of low vaccination rates and undetected infections. Vaccine misinformation and new laws may make such situations ...

This week's MMI Thursday Seminar Update on H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreaks in the US features Andrew Pekosz, PhD. Dr Pekosz is a Professor & Vice Chair of the Department of Molecular Microbiology ...