In mammals, bird flu typically causes respiratory symptoms ... s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. “So [the respiratory system is] where it should be before anywhere else.” ...

In the high-stakes battle against respiratory infections from avian flu ... Unlike mammals, whose lungs expand and contract, birds use a fixed, flow-through respiratory system to provide the ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus ... capable of causing severe damage beyond the respiratory system. A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new ...

“For years, we’ve seen avian influenza circulating in birds, but 2024 brought an increase in infections among mammals — including ... replication in human respiratory tissue.

The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose ... with peak activity from December to February. You may like Bird flu could soon evolve to spread between ...

A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI ... with high levels in the respiratory system. In a prior study, the researchers had infected ferrets with a bovine H5N1 virus and, although it caused ...

Scientists have proven how cows have spread H5N1 bird flu across the country and infected other cows, wild birds and even mammals like cats and raccoons, according to research published in Nature ...