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How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...
Scientists Found Bird Flu in Dairy Cows – Here’s Why That’s Terrifying
H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...
Two women died of pneumonia at Taycheedah prison after flu outbreak, autopsy shows
In early 2025, the women's prison outside of Fond du Lac had reported an outbreak of respiratory illnesses among prisoners.
Parade Pets on MSN5h
Vets Are Begging You to Do This to Protect Your Pets Against Bird Flu
The bird flu is a relatively new concern, but it is making our pets sick every day. Although domestic and wild cats of all ...
California offering $25 gift cards to encourage bird flu testing
Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...
Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
Birds & Blooms on MSN1d
Avian Influenza: Should You Take Down Bird Feeders?
Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard ...
Drug that treats flu shows additional benefit of protecting close contacts from infection
One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...
MedPage Today on MSN2d
Antiviral Reduced Transmission of Influenza to Close Contacts
A single dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) led to a lower incidence of influenza virus transmission to ...
News-Medical.Net on MSN2d
Baloxavir marboxil shows promise in reducing household flu spread
One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...
Flu hitting Long Island, New York State, nation hard this year
This was also the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that deaths from flu surpassed deaths from COVID.
Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...