The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a newer variant of the H5N1 virus. That variant is called H5N1 D1.1, the USDA ...
H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. (Anis is part of a lab that conducts national ...
Researchers provided genetic and meteorological evidence suggesting that windborne transmission of HPAI H5N1 over 8 km is ...
Poultry flocks infected with bird flu are culled to prevent the spread of the virus whereas culling wild birds is generally ...
We talked to experts about where the science is on risks to humans and how the virus is messing with the food supply.
New strain of bird flu detected in California as H5N9 detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, David Murray ...
The Trump administration would do well to follow the lead of Maryland, which is taking decisive action to stop the spread of ...
For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a ...
There has not been a confirmed case of human bird flu in Tulare County since Dec. 10, according to the Tulare County Health & ...
H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...
U.S. health officials announced that a new strain of avian flu, H5N9, was discovered on a duck farm in Merced County, California. They quarantined the farm and ...
The Highly Pathogenic avian influenza virus is a highly contagious disease that spreads among birds and other animals.