As bird flu rises, federal health agencies are halting external communications. Are we flying blind?
Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges ...
Second case of bird flu confirmed in Connecticut
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, has been confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in New Haven County, marking the ...
Four Years After Covid-19 Success, mRNA Vaccines Aren’t Ready for Bird Flu
While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.
MDH says providers should test for H5N1 bird flu in hospitalized flu patients
The CDC and MDH are advising health care providers to order further laboratory testing on positive influenza A specimens ...
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 ...
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Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan ...
DEM reports bird flu detected in Washington County; 40 birds euthanized
Staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health Unit humanely euthanized a flock of about 40 ...
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Cats can catch bird flu, but can they pass it to humans? Here's what we know.
"Cats (domestic and large felids) in particular can experience severe illness or death from infection with H5N1. Dogs can also contract H5N1, although they usually exhibit mild clinical signs and low ...
First U.S. H5N1 Death Sparks Urgency: Scientists Warn That Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Expected
Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...
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No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
There are currently no documented cases of human to human transmission of bird flu, also known as avian flu H5N1, though ...
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Traws Pharma completes Phase I trials of H5N1 bird flu treatment drug
Traws Pharma has completed the Phase I clinical trials of tivoxavir marboxil, a single-dose drug for treating or preventing ...
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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 ...