Outbreaks & Epidemiology

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Waterfowl, major reservoirs of avian influenza, spread the virus throughout their environment. Lakes, rivers, and wetlands thus serve as crossroads where wildlife, human activities, and livestock farming intersect. Monitoring these environments is an effort to detect signs of the virus before visible outbreaks occur. Waterfowl, major reservoirs of avian influenza, spread the virus throughout their environment. Lakes, rivers, and wetlands thus serve as crossroads where wildlife, human activities, and livestock farming intersect. Monitoring these environments is an effort to detect signs of the virus before visible outbreaks occur.
Outbreaks & Epidemiology Avian Influenza: Lakes and Rivers at the Crossroads of Viral Circulation

Avian influenza is primarily monitored in poultry flocks and among wild birds. A thesis defended at Dalhousie University in Canada proposes tracking the circulation of influenza...

01/06/2026
A study shows that the ability of the avian influenza virus to replicate in bovine cells depends heavily on internal genomics factors that drive replication and evasion of innate immunity, much more so than on the viral envelope. A study shows that the ability of the avian influenza virus to replicate in bovine cells depends heavily on internal genomics factors that drive replication and evasion of innate immunity, much more so than on the viral envelope.
Outbreaks & Epidemiology H5N1 Avian Influenza in Cattle: A Gradual Adaptation of the Virus to Its Host

A study shows that the H5N1 virus’s ability to replicate in bovine cells depends heavily on its “internal genomics”—the genes that drive replication and evasion of the innate im...

12/16/2025