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Outbreaks of bird flu in mammals more than doubled across the world last year, raising the risk that the virus could ...
The first major global review of bird flu in cats reveals an emerging threat of a potential human pandemic. Spring is here, ...
Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...
How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way ...
A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...
The most recent infections confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were in early February.
The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...
The CDC's Influenza Risk Assessment Tool is used to assess the potential pandemic risk. For H5N1, it considers the bird flu strain a "moderate risk." In a CBS news interview with veterinarian Kay ...