Avian Flu Has Infected Dairy Cows in More Than a Dozen States – a Microbiologist Explains How the Virus Is Spreading
Although H5N1 typically infects wild birds, the virus has spilled over into domesticated animal populations, like dairy cows
Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say
Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness
No clear exposure source in Missouri H5 avian flu case
The investigation into a recent human H5 avian flu case in Missouri, the first of its kind picked up through flu surveillance, show that the source still isn't known.
H5N1 avian flu virus detected in wastewater from 10 Texas cities
A report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine details detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu virus in wastewater from 10 Texas cities during the same time period the virus was detected in Texas cattle herds.
Human Bird Flu Patient Had No Known Animal Contact
A Missouri adult who tested positive for H5 bird flu had no known contact with animals but has underlying medical conditions
5 burning questions about Missouri’s mysterious H5 bird flu case
Could raw milk — or a cat — help explain how a person who had no contact with animals caught the virus?
CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri
CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A(H5) ("H5 bird flu") reported by the state of Missouri.
Susceptibility of Synanthropic Rodents (Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) to H5N1 Subtype High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Viruses
Synanthropic wild rodents associated with agricultural operations may represent a risk path for transmission of high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) from wild birds to poultry birds.
Susceptibilities and viral shedding of peridomestic wildlife infected with clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1)
We tested the ability of six peridomestic wildlife species to replicate a highly pathogenic (HP) clade 2.3.4.4b AIV (H5N1) isolated in the U.S. during 2022.
Complex Evolutionary Dynamics of H5N8 Influenza A Viruses Revealed by Comprehensive Reassortment Analysis
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) circulate among different species and have the potential to cause significant pandemics in humans.
Detection and spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the Antarctic Region
Until recent events, the Antarctic was the only major geographical region in which high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) had never previously been detected.
Experimental infection of chickens, Pekin ducks, Eurasian wigeons and Barnacle geese with two recent highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses
Multiple genotypes of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses have caused epizootics in wild birds and poultry.
