The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...

the first detection of H5N1 in swine in the United States. The farm has been quarantined to prevent further spread of the virus. Other animals on the farm, including sheep and goats, remain under ...

The first detection of H5N1 bird flu in US swine has been reported ... not poultry or dairy farms, introduced the virus to the swine. This case influenced the USDA's decision to implement ...

A pig tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu for the first time in the US, government officials said, a feared development that could help the virus further evolve and put humans at risk.

Oregon state and federal officials are investigating positive H5N1 bird flu cases at a farm after the virus was detected in a pig in the U.S. for the first time.

He noted that a study published in 2023, in which researchers tried to infect pigs with H5N1 by swabbing their noses with the virus and feeding them contaminated food, was largely unsuccessful.

CHICAGO >> H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today. Pigs were the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the first U.S. case of H5N1 avian influenza in a pig on a small, backyard farm in Oregon. The discovery is a significant development in the ongoing ...

(CNN) — H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are ...

The huTX37-H5N1 virus also infected each of 15 different mouse tissues tested, with the highest virus levels found in respiratory tissues. Researchers also infected ferrets with a high dose of ...

the risk of infection with avian influenza H5N1 for humans not directly working with cattle or poultry remains low. However, we are still navigating uncharted territory with this virus.

In 1997, avian influenza virus (H5N1) caused severe human disease in Hong Kong. One of 9 infected children and 5 of 9 infected adults died. Investigators hypothesized that this virus is lethal ...