Analysis | Explainer: H5N1 Bird Flu in Mammals Sparks Fears of Virus Spreading Among Humans
Washington Post· 4 days agoThe strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, known as H5N1 has proved to be alarmingly adept at jumping continents and species. First discovered in 1996 in geese bred on a ...
Avian flu hits bird paradise of Galapagos Islands
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Galapagos National Park said Tuesday that it had detected its first cases of avian flu on the remote islands, home to unique bird species that helped...
Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in 2 Free-Ranging Black Bears (Ursus americanus), Quebec, Canada
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention· 2 days agoTwo young-of-the-year black bear cubs (likely born in January‒February) were observed wandering on a road within the Forillon National Park in Gaspé, Quebec, Canada (48°51′39′′N, 64°13′26′′W ...
Hundreds of mink set loose in Pennsylvania, posing a potential public health threat
Salon.com· 1 day agoHundreds of farmed mink are wandering through central Pennsylvania after escaping from a nearby fur...
New research shows that a devastating new virus is one of the worst outbreaks in history: ‘[This is]...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCOVID-19 isn’t the only virus that has significantly impacted the planet in the past few years....
Quick takes: H5N1 avian flu reaches Galapagos, Lyme disease funds, botulism in France
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 3 days agoEcuador's environment minister said the country will deploy all available resources to minimize the...
Bird flu on mink farms is a real threat
Newsday· 5 days agoAs Finland continues to grapple with a record-setting avian flu outbreak on at least five mink farms, resulting in the slaughter of tens of thousands of...
Ecuador reports three birds dead from avian flu in Galapagos
Reuters· 4 days ago"Preliminarily, of the five specimens examined, three of them have tested positive for H5N1 avian...
Via Nova Therapeutics Announces FDA clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) application for...
WDTV· 2 days agoOAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Via Nova Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing therapeutics to treat viral infections with significant ...
S.African chickens hit by 'worst' bird flu outbreak
Phys.org· 1 day agoSouth African poultry farmers have warned of possible chicken and egg shortages as they battle what the industry says is the worst bird flu outbreak ever...