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Some experts say mass human-to-human transmission of this strain of bird flu is only a matter of time.

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu

Defra says avian influenza confirmed at business in Hornsea, with a protection zone put in place around farm

The outbreak in Yorkshire is the first case of the H5N5 strain in non-wild birds in England.

The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically about pigs? And does this case – detected on a farm in…

Pigs can be infected with human and avian flu, upping chances for the virus to evolve and become more infectious

The Invasive Species Council wants better bird protections to mitigate the impact of a deadly bird flu strain as Australia war games how to contain an outbreak.

Officials are investigating the case of the H5N1 virus on an Oregon farm where the virus was found in a pig.

Human cases of H5N1 avian influenza have continued to climb, now reaching nearly 40

First U.S. case of bird flu in swine detected in Oregon farm raises concerns about human transmission risk.