A research veterinarian says an additional strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in dairy cattle, but it’s one he’s seen ...

If you want to excite public health officials, ask them about the H5N1 avian influenza virus. This flu virus has been ...

The USDA has determined that pasteurized milk will not transmit this H5N1 virus to humans. Raw milk sales are legal in Nevada, but there are no farms certified to sell it, according to the department.

State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the ...

A new version of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in milk samples collected from dairy herds in Nevada. The strain, known as D1.1, had so far been associated only with migrating birds and ...

CNN reported Saturday night that a worker tested positive for the D1.1 version of the H5N1 bird flu virus. Confirmation testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is underway.

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

Over the past two decades, scientists have paid close attention to the spread of bird flu, a disease caused by the H5N1 virus that has high pandemic potential. Last spring, when the virus made the ...

Cats are particularly susceptible to the virus. This post was updated because an earlier version contained inaccurate information. According to state health officials, the H5N1 virus has not been ...

As cases of bird flu continue to climb among wild birds, poultry and cattle in the U.S., the virus poses an increasing threat to human health. A total of 67 human cases of the H5N1 virus have been ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...