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While there have been no recent cases of avian flu in Utah's poultry or cattle, Arizona and Idaho have ongoing outbreaks.
Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...
The Trump administration is eroding national pandemic flu defenses as it guts health agencies, cuts research and health budgets, and withdraws funding for bird flu vaccines, health security experts ...
The study found that the bird flu virus can survive more than seven days in raw milk stored in the refrigerator.
The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...
As cases of bird flu continue rising across dairy herds, researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine to protect dairy calves from the H5N1 virus. The vaccine is currently under early testing and ...
Wisconsin is now testing it’s dairies monthly for bird flu. Dairy farms say this does not change their day to day operations.
The stability of H5N1 in unpasteurized milk poses potential health risks. Study findings emphasize the need for awareness ...
Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines and antivirals are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 ...
A non-peer-reviewed UK study found live H5N1 can persist in raw milk for over a day at room temperature and a week in the ...
The birds amassed fans, as legions of devotees follow along on webcams each spring as falcons progress from hatching to ...
During a call with U.S. doctors this month, one CDC official noted that there is a seasonality to bird flu: Cases peak in the fall and early winter, possibly due to the migration patterns of wild ...