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Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...
H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...
A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...
Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...
Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...
A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...
Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...
Britons have been urged to be vigilant against bird flu after the deadly H5N1 strain killed three mute swans in Dorset. Urgent tests are under way to check the other birds and ducks at Abbotsbury ...