Avian influenza viruses are not the same as the human influenzas (common "flu" viruses) that circulate every year in people. While these viruses rarely cause disease or mortality in wild birds, ...
Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on the surface of the highly pathogenic avian ...
or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). HPAI, the strain currently affecting broilers across the Delmarva Peninsula, is more severe and can cause high mortality rates in poultry. ASSATEAGUE ...
On March 25, 2024, a mystery illness that had been impacting dairy herds in the Texas Panhandle, New Mexico and Kansas was officially diagnosed as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Also known ...