but we also know that the strain of influenza virus that entered pigs in 1918 then circulated in them for over 90 years before combining with other viruses to cause the 2009 swine flu pandemic. So why ...

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has increasingly spread to mammals and infected hundreds of ...

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

H5N1, also known as bird flu, has been found in a Stearns County dairy herd, according to the Department of Agriculture.

"Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)," Meera Chand, Emerging Infection ...

Officials said the virus poses a low risk for humans because all milk sold in stores is pasteurized which effectively ...

H5N1 influenza has been detected in a Stearns County dairy herd as part of Minnesota's milk surveillance plan.

H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

State officials have confirmed that H5N1 influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in a Stearns County dairy herd.

It’s the second reported H5N1 infection for the affected Stearns County farm.