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Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?

Since the first case of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in a farm worker in Texas was reported in April this year, the number of confirmed H5N1 cases in humans as of December 20 has shot up to 64 in the U.S., with 34 cases in California alone. The researchers of the preprint study found that the H5N1 virus that has been …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Bovine H5N1 displays pronounced neurotropism in many mammals

The Hindu

A study investigated and compared the tissue tropism of a 2004 H5N1 strain isolated from a fatal human case and the 2024 bovine strain of H5N1 that is currently circulating in mice and found that the two strains displayed significantly different abilities to infect different tissues. Also, mice challenged with the 2024 bovine H5N1 isolates exhibited clinical signs consistent with …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition

LA Times

Canadian health officials announced Tuesday that a teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu from an unknown source is in critical condition. However, Nuzzo said, while this virus could “be a lot less deadly than what we’ve seen to date,” it could also be far more deadly than any pandemic in a long time, including COVID-19. Her third concern is how …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US Bird flu outbreak: From vaccine to transmission, all you need to know

Hindustan Times

After H5N1 bird flu was detected at dairy farms, researchers confirmed the respiratory virus had spread to other animals. In a study, rush-released by the journal Nature on July 25 after an initial peer review, the researchers reported a “spillover of HPAI H5N1 virus in dairy cattle herds.” They were also able to detect cattle-to-cat and cattle-to-raccoon transmission, highlighting, as …

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5 months, 1 week ago

US: Four human bird flu infections found in Colorado, health dept warns H5N1 could cause pandemic

India TV News

Colorado reported four confirmed infections of H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry workers, and is checking on the status of a fifth suspected case, health authorities said on Sunday. Human infections with H5N1 avian flu could cause severe disease and even a pandemic if the virus were to change and acquire the ability to spread easily between people, the US …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu seems to be slowly mutating to better infect humans. Experts warn the time to act is now

Salon

In late March, a worker on a commercial dairy farm in Texas developed a case of pink eye. “There's good news and bad news,” co-author of the study Keith Poulson, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, told Salon. Indeed, in the last part of the study scientists discovered that unlike older strains of H5N1, this one has the capacity …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Health experts raise alarm over US response to bird flu

China Daily

Three months after the first detection of bird flu in US dairy cows, experts are expressing growing concern about the government's response and the potential for a deadly pandemic. Since avian influenza A, also known as "bird flu", was for the first time detected in dairy cows on March 25, the number of infected herds continues to rise. "In the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu: Why the latest H5N1 case in Michigan is a real cause for concern.

Slate

This article was republished from Sequencer with updates to reflect additional information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed last week that a third person in the U.S. has tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The two Great Lakes State residents worked on different farms; we also know that for the first time, this third case …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Bird Flu Causes, Symptoms and Prevention: All You Should Know About Avian Influenza

News 18

Bird flu or avian influenza is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can also infect humans. Causes of Bird Flu Bird flu can spread through domestic poultry and can be transmitted to humans if they come in contact with infected bird feces, secretions from nose, mouth or eyes. Bird Flu Symptoms Some of the common symptoms of Bird …

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