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.

A dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu—genotype D1.1—that has newly spilled over to cows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.

Bird flu. With that diagnosis in mind, one of Russo’s colleagues tried to get some bovine samples tested for H5N1, but the ...

While humans can contract bird flu, UNLV professor and epidemiologist Brian Labus says the latest strains are “not a general ...

The D1.1 strain of H5N1, now spreading in dairy herds, has a mutation that enhances replication in mammals. Could this be a ...

The CDC has sequenced bird flu viruses from people in Nevada and Wyoming, and the Trump Administration has released a ...

The discovery of silent H5N1 infections in unexpected populations, the emergence of new variants, and its potential to evolve ...

New infections in animals should heighten concern of human H5N1.

The outbreak of bird flu that began in the United States in 2022 among wild birds and poultry has since spread to dairy ...

Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year ...

As much of the nation sees increasing poultry and egg prices, some are pointing to inflation and supply issues. But ...