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Bird Flu Outbreak Alert: Rare Asymptomatic H5N1 Infections Detected in Humans — The Silent Deadly Threat

Rare asymptomatic H5N1 bird flu infections detected in humans. Learn how to stay safe and what experts say about this silent, ...

Successful bird flu vaccine also proves effectiveness of nasal delivery

A new vaccine to protect dairy and poultry workers from bird flu does not require a needle and works against multiple strains ...

1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before

A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. in nine months, and ...

Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human ...

Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

HSE ‘can affect humans’ H5N1 virus bird flu update as third outbreak confirmed at Irish farm & 3 key steps issued

A WARNING has been issued to not “touch or handle” any sick or dead birds amid fears over a strain that can infect and kill ...

Bird flu slams seals and sea lions at the bottom of the world but spares Pacific Coast so far

The largest population of elephant seals in the world suffered massive mortality in 2023 from H5N1 bird flu infection. Animal experts fear for California's elephant seals.
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Bird flu virus found surviving in certain cheeses

A dangerous type of bird flu virus (called H5N1) continues to circulate among dairy cows in the US. The virus targets the ...