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As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian influenza within 24 hours.
US announces new funds for mRNA vaccines, fast tracks bird flu tests
President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines against emerging biothreats and said it was accelerating bird flu testing, as fears loom of another pandemic.
Bird flu or seasonal sickness? Here's how the CDC plans to ramp up testing
A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of transmission.
US CDC Recommends Faster Testing for Bird Flu in Hospitalized Patients
By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency's efforts to tackle ongoing infections in humans.
Hospitals Should Test All Influenza Patients for Bird Flu, CDC Says
CDC officials say they extended the guidance now because they are seeing more H5N1 patients whose illness they cannot track back to an infected bird or cow.
CDC confirms positive bird flu result in San Francisco child
The CDC has confirmed the positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco. City health officials first reported on a presumptive case in a child on Jan. 10 and continue to investigate how the child may have been exposed.
Bird flu outbreak is ‘really challenging’ to stop, Michigan State University dean says
The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...
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Study reveals dangerous mutations in H5N1 bird flu
One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable ...
H5N1 bird flu strain impacts egg supply chain, USDA reports
H5N1 bird flu strain impacts egg supply chain, USDA reports ...
No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
Biden ramps up bird flu spending as scientists fret about H5N1 response. Here’s what to know
As concerns about outbreaks of bird flu and the nation’s response continue to grow, the U.S. reported its first death from ...
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
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What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025
Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.
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How Close Are We To The Avian Flu Outbreak Escalating Into a pandemic?
Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...
Maryland's second H5N1 bird flu detected on poultry farm
Ben Affleck’s home was visited by FBI agents after he was forced to evacuate amid the Los Angeles wildfires. FBI agents and L ...
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Seasonal Flu Shot: First Defense Against an Eventful Avian Influenza Pandemic
Seasonal influenza vaccines triggered protective immune responses against the H5N1 avian influenza virus primarily in younger ...