The Bird Flu Could Be Way Worse Than We Know, According to Experts
If bird flu is only spreading through direct animal contact, how did veterinarians with no known exposure get infected?
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CDC shares clinical and sequencing details from 3 recent human H5N1 cases
The two patients exposed to poultry had severe infections, with H5N1 confirmed only from lower respiratory tract samples.
In US, experts are increasingly worried about a bird flu epidemic spreading to humans
H5N1 avian flu viruses have been spreading widely in the United States for three years. Numerous mistakes and omissions in ...
A veterinarian who specializes in dairy cows talks about avian influenza
In March 2024, for the first time in the United States, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was ...
CDC firings include key lab safety jobs
CDC staff cuts by the Trump administration eliminated several employees responsible for improving lab safety and testing for ...
The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests
In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the ...
Bird flu detected in cats in India. Can it be transmitted to humans?
India has confirmed its first H5N1 avian influenza case in domestic cats in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district. The ...
Ottawa just bought 500,000 'bird flu' vaccines. Who is at risk?
The federal government has purchased half a million vaccines designed to prevent H5N1 avian influenza — also known as “bird ...
Egg Prices Are Soaring. Bird Flu May Not Be the Only Culprit.
The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation ...
Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home
Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu. It’s the state’s first human case of ...
Alberta mulls roll out of H5N1 avian flu vaccine while Ottawa stockpiles doses for provinces
Alberta is reviewing new guidance on H5N1 avian influenza vaccines, and who might get them, as shipments are readied to fan ...
N.J. reports first bird flu case in domestic poultry in 2 years amid outbreak
A case of bird flu was discovered at a live bird market in Union County, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced Friday, marking the first positive bird blu case among domestic poultry in ...