Tag: h5n1

USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide

Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in...

Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say

California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus —...

In 'concerning development,' officials say H5N1 bird flu has infected a pig in Oregon

Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living Crook County — the first...

California reports a total of eight H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds

The number of California dairy herds reported to have outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu has grown to eight.Officials have refused to disclose...