The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu.

The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ideally within 24 hours. Nirav Shah, MD, JD, principal deputy director of the CDC,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type A influenza samples from hospitalized patients, particularly individuals in an intensive care unit.

Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This strain shows an increased ability to cause disease and is more effective at replicating in the brain.

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".

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

Seasonal influenza vaccines triggered protective immune responses against the H5N1 avian influenza virus primarily in younger people, indicating its potential use as a first line of defense during an eventful pandemic.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.

With cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) continuing to rise among cattle and humans in the US, scientists and government health officials are preparing for the potential of the virus adapting to ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the same ... of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 influenza virus currently circulating

A case of the bird flu (also known avian flu or H5N1) involving gamebirds has been confirmed in Spartanburg. The virus was first detected on Dec. 31 and has not been transmitted elsewhere in the Carolinas, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports.

Opens in a new tab or window The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza ... current threat of H5N1 to public health remains low, and that the potential for this virus to cause a pandemic ...