The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland conducted a systematic review of scientific literature from 2004 to 2024 to assess ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire ...

Domestic cats have traditionally been overlooked as potential hosts for influenza A viruses (IAVs). However, the global dissemination of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, particularly ...

Panaji: Goa’s only zoo, located within the Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, has been closed to visitors for 2.5 months now. Hopes are high that it may soon reopen, pending the results of the final test ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific ...

Moderna had been awarded over $750 million to develop a vaccine against bird flu, which has been circulating in farm animals and sickening people.

The main culprit is the newer H5N1 strain (clade 2.3.4.4b), which first showed up in cats in 2022 and has spread rapidly since. Story continues below advertisement It also pinpointed several ways ...

In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being infected with the same virus that has caused egg ...

House cats are vulnerable to H5N1, too, as Meghan F. Davis, a veterinarian and epidemiologist with Johns Hopkins University, and co-authors recently wrote in a First Opinion essay.