ASEAN must bolster its unity and regional cooperation to address both traditional and non-traditional security threats that no single nation can t ...

These pathogens threaten biodiversity, ecosystems and human health. The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 is one of these emerging pathogens associated with environmental damage caused ...

Experts are urging cat owners to refrain from feeding their pets raw meat or unpasteurized milk after the bird flu virus was detected ... susceptible to the HPAI A(H5N1) strain of avian influenza ...

Life in Chhindwara town is expected to get back to normal after March 4, following the detection of the H5N1 virus in domestic cats—a first in India. Since February 10, authorities have been on ...

Public officials said the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected at four dairy farms in San Bernardino County. The risk of H5N1 infection remains “relatively low,” and no person-to-person ...

India has reported its first case of H5N1 avian influenza in domestic cats, raising concerns about the virus's potential spread to humans. The cases were identified in Madhya Pradesh’s ...

The H5N1 strain is particularly concerning due to its high mortality rate in birds and sporadic cases of transmission to humans. The virus spreads through direct contact with infected birds ...

The next day, Magstadt determined via PCR that it was H5N1, and there was a lot of it, especially in the milk. “I was very, very surprised,” he said, “particularly at the amount of virus.” ...

Bird flu watchers are concerned the possibility of long-distance transmission could lead to the virus reaching Australian and New Zealand islands. The deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza ...

Scientists are now raising concerns about the virus mutating in mammals and its potential risk to humans. H5N1 is primarily an avian virus, but experts warn that mutations can allow it to infect ...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Friday that the H5N1 virus was discovered in meat from a single cull dairy cow as part of testing of 96 dairy cows. APHIS said the meat ...

What exactly is H5N1 influenza and what defines avian flu? Yoshi Kawaoka: H5N1 is a subtype of influenza A virus known for primarily infecting birds. It’s called H5N1 because of two surface ...