A new study published in Nature Communications investigates the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in marine mammals, specifically elephant seals, along the coast of Argentina ...

H5N1 2.3.4.4b has also spilled over into mammals, sickening cows, bears, foxes, skunks, raccoons, cats and marine mammals, ...

A new strain of bird flu has infected the rest of the world and could enter Australia at any moment. When it does, poultry ...

The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...

In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced recently that the agency is planning to enhance testing and monitoring for H5N1, building on ...

The first confirmed case of H5N1 avian influenza in a U.S. pig has been reported by the USDA. The infected pig, part of a backyard farm with mixed livestock, showed no illness but tested positive.

Officials said there was little risk to public health because the H5N1 bird flu is unlikely to spread between humans. Washington public health officials were already investigating human cases of ...

(NAFB) – The National Pork Producers Council confirms there are no food safety concerns about the nation’s pork supply after H5N1 was detected this week in an Oregon backyard farm. NPPC continues to ...