Has the bird flu spread across the US? See map as virus continues to wreak havoc
Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens ...
The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the ...
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What you need to know about the new bird flu strain found in the United States
In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...
Bird flu isn't an immediate health threat in New York, but preparations have begun
As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...
Bird flu mutating rapidly, scientists sound alarm after first US H5N1 death
A recent outbreak of bird flu has revealed a strain in a Texas patient with nine mutations, making it more efficient and ...
Bird Flu Update as Antibody Therapy May Prevent Severe Illness
"This type of prevention can be very useful in controlling infection outbreaks and containing the bird flu pandemic," said an immunologist.
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CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
What we need is to shift to a system that tells us what’s happening in the moment. That is what we are doing today,” Shah ...
Human bird flu case in UK confirmed after ‘contact’ at farm – as experts warn bug is ‘one mutation from pandemic’
A PERSON in the West Midlands has contracted bird flu, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The case is only one ...
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As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health-care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional test for bird flu within ...
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First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana
They also said a genetic analysis had suggested the bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient, which could have led to the more severe illness. Since March, 66 confirmed bird flu infections ...
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Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to biodiversity worldwide
The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning
A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.