After a different strain of bird flu was recently found in cattle for the first time, experts reveal what this means in our fight against the virus. Due to rising bird flu infections across the ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain.

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture. The disease ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected on commercial farms in California and other parts of the U.S. The most recent outbreak of the highly transmissible strain of bird flu ...

On Monday 30 October 2023 a Southern Fulmar was found dead at a Stanley property. As per current policy, while one dead bird does not reach the threshold of suspicion for avian influenza, birds ...

For 30 years now, scientists have worried about the possibility of a human outbreak of bird flu . Today, however, many experts believe we're closer than ever to a new pandemic. But the big ...

Hospitals should expand and speed up testing of people hospitalised with influenza to see if they are suffering from bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The UK government has taken steps to prepare for a possible bird flu outbreak by placing an order with Australia's CSL Seqirus for millions of vaccine doses. The contract covers more than 5 ...

Understanding the flu shot effectiveness timeline can reduce your risk of getting or spreading the flu. It takes about two weeks for the flu shot to protect you from the flu after you receive it.

The public is prohibited from petting any birds, as fear of Avian flu hangs in the air. "It's a huge concern, I think we are on high alert," Redding said. Especially after 200 snow geese were ...

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, has resurged across Pennsylvania in recent weeks, causing significant bird mortality — particularly in wild geese. First detected in Pennsylvania in ...