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This strain of bird flu, also known as H5N1, is not entirely new. It's been detected in a variety of bird populations since January 2022, and in March of last year, it was found in dairy cows for the first time. Since then, there have been nearly 70human cases, mostly in dairy an...
"Symptoms of H5N1 D1.1 have been similar to the detections of B3.13. These include fever, reduced feed consumption, reduced milk production and mild respiratory signs (coughing, sneezing, runny nose)," Ciara Ressel, Nevada Agriculture Department spokesperson, said of the cows' symptoms. Those her...
At least four cases of bird flu in humans in the U.S. are linked to the dairy cow outbreak. All of the people infected were workers on dairy farms. Though H5N1 has been found in raw milk, no confirmed cases in humans have been linked to drinking milk. In December 2024, California he...
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Influenza, commonly called "the flu," is an illness caused by RNA viruses (Orthomyxoviridae family) that infect the respiratory tract of many animals, birds, and humans. In most people, the infection results in the person getting a fever, cough, headache, and malaise (tired, no energy); so...
This virus has not been detected in the U.S. and easily spreads among people in contrast to other flu strains. Unfortunately, people infected with H5N1 have a high death rate (about 60% of infected people die). Currently, H5N1 does not readily transfer from person to person like other ...
And while the 2024–25 seasonal flu vaccine doesn’t protect against H5N1 bird flu, the more people who get the vaccine, the lower the chances of the current bird flu outbreak becoming a pandemic, the CDC says. That’s because it’s possible for the two flu types to exchange genetic mat...
"Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services collected blood samples from the person who tested positive for H5N1 in Missouri anda household contact who became ill on the same day and was not tested" The good news is both the patient and the person who cared for them have fully recovere...
Bird Flu (Avian Flu H5N1) Avian (bird) flu is an illness also caused by an influenza- A virus. Most human illnesses from avian flu have been caused by the LPAI (low pathogenic avian flu) H7N9 and HPAI (high pathogenic avian flu) H5N1 variants that have genetic similarities to viruses ...