CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update February 26, 2025

In the context of the outbreak of avian influenza in cows in the USA, people are becoming infected with the pathogen again and again. However, most people are only slightly ill. Researchers have now found a possible explanation for this. Another flu virus therefore plays a role.

CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update February 26, 2025

CDC provides an update on recent developments in the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1)

Battling Bird Flu: Critical research to protect BC from Avian Influenza

Genome BC is funding a set of research projects to address the risk associated with a strain of avian influenza, of the H5N1 subtype. The BCCDC is conducting the projects in partnership with the Provincial Health Officer, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and researchers from the University of British Columbia. The announcement comes at a critical time, with the recent detection of the first domestically acquired human…