Health care worker is third person to become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu
A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also ...
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The Avian Flu Outbreak Remains a Concern—And We Still Aren’t Ready to Respond
Thus far, the outbreak is growing slowly, says Yale SOM’s Dr. Howard Forman. But a lack of coordination and testing continues ...
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Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu
The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.
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Bird Flu Symptoms in Humans: How to Protect Yourself and Prevent This Rare But Serious Virus
With cold and flu season approaching, it's worth knowing about another virus out there-albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...
U.S. wastewater tests detect bird flu virus only in areas with farm animals
An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...
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Bird flu outbreak spreading among cattle. Scientists are hunting for answers
Welcome to the National Animal Disease Center, a government research facility in Iowa where 43 scientists work with pigs, cows and other animals, pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently ...
Bird flu case still stumping officials. How did Missouri person get infected?
A person sickened by bird flu in Missouri was probably an isolated case, federal health officials said Thursday, though they ...
Officials call Missouri bird flu case a ‘one-off’ and say risk to public is still low
Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of flu.
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Federal officials say no sign bird flu is spreading among humans, despite Missouri case
WASHINGTON — Public health officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident contracted bird flu without having ...
Just How Deadly Is Bird Flu to Humans?
Just how deadly is the H5N1 avian flu? The virus, which is currently sweeping through U.S. dairy herds, rarely jumps to human ...
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Huge $1 billion move to fight ‘significant’ bird flu strain
The strain is highly contagious and has been transmitted through bird species and some mammals. Like other strains of the bird flu, it can cause serious ... than $1bn in new biosecurity funding ...