Is bird flu in livestock, poultry a global risk to humans?
Second human case of H5N1 bird flu has been deteced in the UK. It is the second symptomatic human case of H5N1 bird flu ...
Q&A: Bird flu basics from an infectious disease expert
The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in ...
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CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the ...
Wind-blown avian feces may be route of transmission for bird flu, infectious disease expert warns
Dr. Michael Osterholm says that the primary kind of birds impacted by the flu is migratory waterfowl, like geese and ducks, ...
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Researchers are concerned by H5N1 bird flu’s ability to mutate, reassort
The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...
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Agri department pushes vaccines for bird flu, swine fever
Local authorities are assessing the viability of bird flu drugs from two European countries, hoping to complete its ...
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Japan Battles Bird Flu Surge
Japan faces a surge in bird flu cases, implementing measures to control the spread and protect poultry industry and public ...
History suggests we can handle the avian flu: Jason M. Opal
Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...