Since April 2024, 20 human cases of avian influenza A (H5) virus infection have been reported in the United States; 21 in total since 2022. Ten of these cases were associated with exposure to H5N1 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in California. Like the two cases in that state confirmed last week, the person reported ...

A new study (preprint) focuses on the reassortment potential between highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses and human influenza A viruses (IAVs), specifically H3N2. The researchers ...

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A peer-reviewed paper titled 'H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Dynamics in Experimentally Infected Calves and Cows' explores the behavior of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 ...

Salmonellosis: 67 cases of salmonellosis were notified in Q1 2024, decreased from 84 in Q1 2023. Where travel history was known, 50% of cases were travel-associated and 50% were domestically acquired.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that a dairy worker with mild symptoms who had contact with infected cows in the Central Valley has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza ...