What Happens Next. While no human cases of H5N9 have been reported in the U.S., infections from bird flu strains are on the ...

H5N9 has been seen before in U.S. birds, but often it results in less severe symptoms, called "low pathogenic avian influenza" by veterinarians. "H5N9 viruses have been detected in North American ...

Vohra explains what we know about bird flu, both the H5N1 and H5N9 variants, and the precautions we can take to prevent it from becoming a public health emergency. What is bird flu? Bird flu ...

Here's what to know. Why bird flu is so rampant right now “We’ve never seen a global spread of avian influenza virus like this,” says Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious ...

A new strain of bird flu has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health reported the outbreak of the new strain, H5N9, earlier this week.

The Brief. H5N9 is a rare strain of avian influenza. H5N1 is the more common strain of the bird flu and has been responsible for most of the reported human cases.

H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. It's a reassortment strain that originated from the H5N1, H7N9, and ...

A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international ...

What to know about bird flu after a new strain is detected in the U.S. The H5N9 strain was detected in the United States for the first time, U.S. Veterinary Services said weeks after the first U.S ...