Avian influenza caused a catastrophic die-off of thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, raising concerns for wildlife and human cross-species transmission. (Ralph Vanstreels, UC Davis) The first ...

Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard ...

The viruses that cause avian ... to-human transmission may likely occur at some point. But even so, no one knows how long or how many steps it would take for this to happen. Influenza viruses ...

Avian influenza A viruses ... Yet many infectious disease experts say that the risk for human-to-human transmission is low. Still, recent viral mutations have shown the pathogen’s adaptability ...

The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, subtype H5N1 in dairy cattle was confirmed in March 2024 by the U.S ...