Two studies reveal high transmissibility and lethality of the viral isolate in animal models, and hint at potential drug ...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (teal ... H5N1 is transmissible and lethal in animal models. Nature DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08254-7 (2024).

A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected ... 2024 in Nature. Ferrets are a ...

Elephant seal numbers in Argentina remain low after a deadly H5N1 outbreak, highlighting the virus's dangerous adaptability.

Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...

A Canadian teenager who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in dairy cattle in the United ...

Canada has been testing milk and livestock, but unlike in the U.S. there has been no confirmed cases of the same strain of the H5N1 virus from the U.S. in either cattle or poultry farms in Canada.

A teenager in British Columbia is in critical condition after being exposed to H5N1 bird flu. The source of the virus has not been determined. The teen is the first presumptive case of H5N1 bird ...

A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, isolated from the eye of a farm worker who became infected through contact with dairy cows, was lethal in mice and ferrets infected in a ...