San Francisco confirmed that a child in the city became the first case of H5N1. A panel of biotech leaders discussed what ...

The first highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of subtype H5N1 emerged in China in 1996 ... the pathogen has been detected ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu and influenza A (H5N1), has been detected in a backyard poultry flock in Yolo County, according to the Yolo County Health and Human ...

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

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

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

Doctors should use infection control measures if a hospitalized patient has suspected, probable, or confirmed H5N1, putting ...

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.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...

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.

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 ...