H5N1 avian flu isolate from dairy worker is transmissible, lethal in animals By Lisa Schnirring, October 28, 2024 In experiments designed to learn more about the threat from the H5N1 avian flu virus spreading from cows to people, researchers found that an isolate from a sick dairy worker may be capable of replicating in human read more From the University of Minnesota: H5N1 avian flu isolate from dairy worker is transmissible, lethal in animals