An individual in British Columbia (B.C.) has tested presumptive positive for avian influenza caused by the H5 influenza virus, marking the first detection of this virus in a person in B.C. This case ...

A new study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights recent serologic evidence of infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus among dairy ...

In October, egg prices in Ukraine surged by 60%, with the cost per dozen jumping from 40-45 UAH (0.97-1.09 USD) to 50-75 UAH (1.21-1.81 USD). Producers attribute this increase to rising costs of feed, ...

A new study published in medRxiv share insights on the emergence of a novel reassortant clade 2.3.2.1c Avian Influenza A/H5N1 virus, which has been associated with human cases in Cambodia. After ...

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In 2023, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) commissioned the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University to estimate the annual economic burden of foodborne illness in ...

The Avian influenza H5N1 virus has been detected in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon (Crook County), marking the first identification of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States. The ...

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Officials from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) have confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in eight commercial dairy facilities in Cache County. The ...

A new study published in Nature investigates the transmissibility and pathogenicity of the human isolate huTX37-H5N1, derived from a bovine H5N1 outbreak, using ferrets as a model. The research ...