Scripps Researchers warn bird flu virus could mutate and lead to another pandemic
As they're seeing the avian flu jump from birds to cows, they say there's now a greater risk the virus could mutate and ...
5 Animals, Including Cheetah and Mountain Lion, Die from Avian Flu at Popular Arizona Zoo
The Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield, Ariz., had six animals test positive for avian flu, with five dying of the infection. A ...
FOX 10 Phoenix2d
5 animals die following bird flu infections at Wildlife World Zoo: MCDPH
Five animals died at the Wildlife World Zoo and their deaths were likely caused by the H5N1 avian flu, according to Maricopa ...
Zoo animals identified with avian flu in Maricopa County
The Maricopa County Public Health Department said Wednesday test results have detected the presence of avian flu at the ...
Health officials say bird flu risk is low for Texans, caution those who work closely with animals
The state’s chief epidemiologist said the risk of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as H5N1 Bird Flu, ...
What is bird flu? Three outbreaks reported in Iowa in three days
The Iowa Department of Agriculture reported three new bird flu infections. What to know about the latest bird flu news in ...
New Scientist7d
H5N1 bird flu is closer to gaining pandemic potential than we thought
The flu virus currently circulating in birds and dairy cows is already better at infecting people than earlier variants, and ...
Updates on the bird flu outbreak, now linked to raw milk products in California
After a recent raw milk product recall in California, what is the latest information on the bird flu outbreak?
Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds
The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through dairy herds to attach to a receptor protein on ...
Bay Area food banks sounding the alarm about donations
The leaders of five Bay Area food banks gathered in San Jose on Tuesday to sound the alarm that the safety net their ...
Houston Chronicle9d
Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health
Kerry E. Kaylegian, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) As the H5N1 avian flu virus continues to spread in poultry flocks and dairy cattle, consumers may worry about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to ...
Seattle Times15d
Is bird flu a risk yet to people?
You may have encountered the term “ bird flu” increasingly online and in the media. It refers to a highly pathogenic avian influenza HPAI A, classified as H5N1. Wild birds carry and transmit ...