The H5N1 avian influenza virus, or bird flu, has reached alarming levels globally, and Canada is on high alert. H5N1 is known for infecting hundreds of bird species and dozens of mammals.

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Influenza B has never caused a pandemic. Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains tend to infect birds.

The World Health Organization has confirmed a human bird flu case in India – a 4-year-old who was infected with the H9N2 avian flu virus. A bird flu outbreak is affecting several dairy herds ...

Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the consumer price index for eggs increased 5.9%, up 60.4% from a year ago ...

Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling ...

Purpose: A review of the avian influenza A/H5N1 virus, including human cases, viral transmission, clinical features, vaccines and antivirals, surveillance plans, infection control, and emergency ...

“The Administration’s plan to combat avian influenza is a road map toward restoring the egg industry,” Metz said. “While there is no quick fix to recover from an outbreak that is now in ...

Fears about avian influenza have moved faster than pasture-raised hens in search of the juiciest worms. The outbreak has been blamed for high egg prices and supply shortages while also raising ...

Then, in March, H5N1 avian flu was diagnosed as the cause of the ... signs in infected birds and animals. Other unusual presentations have included conjunctivitis, so it’s not the classic ...