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Nitish Boodhoo

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Assistant Professor (McGill University - Animal Sciences), Adjunct Professor (University of Guelph - OVC), University of Guelph

Snow geese are seen during their migratory movements at the Reservoir Beaudet, in Victoriaville, Que. in 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bernard Brault

June 19, 2024

Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

Nitish Boodhoo, University of Guelph and Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph

H5N1 is the latest evidence that climate change is altering how viruses spread and evolve. It is essential that global public health officials take these dynamics into account.

Des espèces non aviaires, comme les mammifères, peuvent être infectées par le virus H5N1 de la grippe aviaire. La Presse canadienne/Jacques Boissinot

April 29, 2024

Grippe aviaire et bétail : le nouveau virus de la grippe bovine H5N1 soulève des inquiétudes

Nitish Boodhoo, University of Guelph

L’apparition de la grippe aviaire chez des vaches laitières américaines a mis les experts canadiens en santé publique en état d’alerte.

Non-avian species, like mammals, can also become infected with H5N1 bird flu. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

April 17, 2024

Bird flu in cattle: What are the concerns surrounding the newly emerging bovine H5N1 influenza virus?

Nitish Boodhoo, University of Guelph

Bird flu in U.S. dairy cows has Canadian public health experts on high alert. With one human case identified in Texas, what is the likelihood of H5N1 influenza moving from birds to mammals to people?

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