Horses carry their own form of flu virus, and researchers say that if the two viruses combine, the consequences are unknown ...
Horses can already catch equine flu, caused by H3N8 ... according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 66 human H5N1 cases have been confirmed in the US in 2024 ...
This research was critical to the latest November 2024 update of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List (world resource for assessing extinction risks across species) which ...
A second case of bird flu has been detected in commercial poultry in Mississippi ... Officials announced Tuesday that precautionary measures have been taken to prevent the virus from spreading further ...
‘Common in winter’, ‘no update by WHO’ According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... also cause common flu in humans. Apart from avian flu, influenza type A viruses also cause ...
The creatures are also used to make airag, the national drink made from fermented horse milk and some are slaughtered for meat. The fact horses can be infected with bird flu is a particular worry ...