The flu virus is changing in ways never seen before, ... Scientists attribute this spike to influenza A’s newly observed ability to modify its structure in response to environmental conditions, ...

No human cases have been reported in New York, but the avian virus was very common among certain wild birds on Long Island in 2022 and 2023. ... The flu virus has also been found in mammals.

While bird flu has been around for decades, the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen spread from a wild bird to a cow came as a surprise to virus watchers, according to news officials.In ...

California state officials officials have declared a state of emergency across the state in response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak.. On Dec. 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that 34 human bird flu ...

What bird flu will look like throughout the rest of 2025 is purely speculative at this point. Historically, bird flu used to result in severe symptoms with up to a 60 percent mortality rate.

Flu virus transcription caught in the act ... study clearly demonstrates the strand-sliding mechanism” and that RNA synthesis does not disrupt the double-helical structure, ...

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. Here's what to know ...

But fewer seasonal flu infections means fewer chances for the virus to evolve and become transmissible. 3. H5N1 isn’t making people in the U.S. very sick so far.

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting cows at US dairy farms, leading to human infections and raising ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to new research from the CDC. ... That virus — clade 2.3.4.4b, ...

Variants of bird flu have been around for years, but the H5N1, an influenza A virus, variant was detected in 2024 and continues to plague the poultry industry.

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death ...