CDC testing will confirm whether the child had H5N1 bird flu. A child in San Francisco ... In December, a child in California ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human ...

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...

told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need subtype confirmation to make sure it's ‘H5,’ and sub-type testing is not widely accessible." ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.

WASHINGTON — A California man whose two cats died after ... week before tests showed the animal was infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus. The cats drank unpasteurized milk from lots recalled ...

A pandemic in the animal world The first highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype ... 16 states , with California having the highest incidence (about 80% of cases). H5N1 infection ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating ...

H5N1, or Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A, is a subtype of influenza A virus that causes avian influenza or flu in cows, birds, and other mammals. However, this highly infectious respiratory ...

This pathogenic avian influenza A is a subtype that is found in cows ... with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A, H5N1 virus that primarily causes bird flu, has a high potential for ...

When she first went to the hospital she tested positive for influenza ... subtype. Further testing suggested she had a high viral load of a novel influenza A infection, which researchers eventually ...