How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a newer variant of the H5N1 virus. That variant is called H5N1 D1.1, the USDA spokesperson said, which has emerged over the past year to dominate U.S. cases in wild birds and poultry.
What we know – and don’t know – about a new strain of bird flu reported in Merced County
Most of the bird flu cases reported so far in the U.S. have belonged to an influenza subtype known as HPAI H5N1. The newly reported subtype in Merced County is called “HPAI H5N9.” Although H5N9 has been reported before in the U.S., this was the first time it was reported as “highly pathogenic.”
The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World ...
H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...
A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported ...
UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.
A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were ...
First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment ...
Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.
Wisconsin is among 10 states to report human cases of the H5N1 virus so far, with more than half reported in California.
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