The Latest Breaking News from Influenza

Strict new rules are now in place

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable.

After a relatively quiet fall, there’s been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan.

The recent outbreak of avian influenza is to blame for the shortage of eggs which experts say may not be resolved for months.

About two thirds of those at-risk for influenza are yet to be vaccinated this winter, according to Public Health Scotland.

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”. Some media outlets somewhat exaggeratedly took this to mean that we are one mutation away from bird flu “becoming the next…

Public health experts weigh in on the current state of testing for bird flu amid rising cases of influenza A

Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza virus in your body.