The Bird-Flu President
Three government agencies—the FDA, the CDC, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture—share responsibility for the bird-flu response, and it’s unclear which agency is truly in charge. The USDA, for example,
Cluster of 8 Possible Human Bird Flu Cases Now Reported in Missouri
In what could be the first cases of bird flu between humans in the US, a group of potential H5N1 infections in Missouri has now grown to 8.
6 people tested after exposure to Missouri bird flu patient. What we do & don’t know
None of the health care workers or other contact have tested positive for avian flu antibodies so far — but could their illness signal human-to-human transmission?
Human-to-human spread of bird flu in Missouri: What to know
A cluster of healthcare workers has been tested for H5N1 bird flu in what could be the first cases of human-to-human spread of the virus.
The Next President Will Have to Deal With Bird Flu
The United States is in the middle of an unprecedented bout of bird flu, also known as H5N1. Since 2022, the virus has killed millions of birds and spread to mammals, including co
CDC investigating possible bird flu cases
Four more health care workers are being treated for respiratory symptoms after being exposed to bird flu - bringing the total number of possible cases to seven. Emory's Dr. Neil Winawer discusses the significance of the recent findings with Alyse Eady.
Source of person's recent bird flu case remains a mystery — and experts say that's concerning
The latest human case of bird flu in the U.S. occurred in a patient with no reported exposure to affected animals, sparking ...
Germany reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a farm
Germany reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the eastern region of Saxony near the border ...
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Sequencing wastewater material may be the key to getting a grip on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak
Dhillon is an instructor in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
Scientists race to investigate possible human transmission of H5N1 in US outbreak
Seven people fell ill with flu-like symptoms after contact with someone infected with H5N1, raising fears that the virus has ...
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H5N1 bird flu is mutating fast and jumping to mammals - could the next pandemic be here?
Researchers reveal how H5N1 viruses rapidly adapted to mammals through genetic reassortment and specific mutations, raising ...
More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms
Four more health-care workers who tended to a person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu have revealed that they had respiratory ...
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Q&A: NIAID’s Jeanne Marrazzo speaks on bird flu, mpox, and succeeding Anthony Fauci
Marrazzo became the first new director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in decades, taking over a ...
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Bird flu pandemic fears skyrocket as US identifies first cases of possible human-to-human transmission
Health authorities in the US are studying seven people who developed influenza symptoms after being exposed to a Missouri ...