Unlike animals, plants do not possess an adaptive immune system with antibodies or T cells to fight viral infections. Instead ...

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Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain's government said, adding to the growing list of mammals infected by the disease and ...

A single sheep on a Yorkshire farm has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed.

More than 170 species of North American wild birds were infected with bird flu. Here's what it means for your backyard bird ...

The capacitive biosensor achieves rapid detection of H5N1 and E. coli, streamlining pathogen monitoring and enhancing ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

Savage Pet, of El Cajon, California, this week recalled one lot of large and small chicken boxes because they may be contaminated with Type A H5N1 influenza virus. The boxes are cardboard and contain ...

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An outbreak of influenza A (H5N1), “bird flu,” in humans started in the U.S. in March 2024, and as of March 2025, continues to be monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

On January 20, the first day of his second term, Trump issued an executive order that laid out the structure of his National Security ... that in place for the first time,” he said. OPPR’s H5N1 bird ...

The new study shows that this aging process may not inactivate the H5N1 virus, however, and it underscores the risk of consuming raw or undercooked foods during the bird flu outbreak, which ...