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A U.S. outbreak of the H5N1 virus has infected nearly 70 people, mostly farm workers, since April 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported for the first time last week that a second strain of ...

Existing flu antivirals may not work well against H5N1; avoiding raw milk and reducing dairy worker exposure may be the best ways to prevent infection. Scientists found that frequently used flu ...

The H5N1 strain of bird flu has the "potential to become a pandemic", according to an expert at the UK Health Security Agency. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at UKHSA ...

The H5N1 bird flu has spilled over to a sheep for the first time, infecting a domesticated ruminant in the United Kingdom much like it did US dairy cows, according to UK officials. The single ...

Bird Flu News: After battling the deadly pandemic-causing COVID-19 virus for over 5 years, the United States is now grappling with the highly transmissible H5N1 virus or bird flu virus.

Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even occasionally writes some. A single sheep on a Yorkshire farm has tested positive ...