Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
H5N1 avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S. and almost 500 dairy cattle herds across 15 states. The virus has popped up in mammals including elephant seals,
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition
A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen and said the virus was related to a poultry outbreak in the province. Initial testing had indicated the teenager’s infection was from bird flu and was confirmed in further testing,
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver since Friday, the same day an initial test came back positive for H5 influenza.
Canadian Teen In Critical Condition With Suspected Case Of Bird Flu
The teenager was healthy before developing symptoms and is not known to have any contact with infected animals, health officials said.
CDC video downplays danger of H5N1 bird flu
The presentation, so brief as to be little more than a public service announcement, signals an abandonment of efforts to ...
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Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how ...
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CDC taps Alveo for bird flu test development as H5N1 spreads
The CDC wants Alveo to make rapid, portable A(H5) diagnostic tests "to support response efforts in the event of an outbreak." ...
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New Bird Flu Spread Patterns Are Revealed in Wastewater
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...
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H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...
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CDC wants more bird flu testing for farm workers
Bird flu (H5N1) has been spreading across the country, among both animals and people, since April of this year. As the ...
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
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Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports
The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.
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CDC sets up clinics in Tulare County to test for bird flu
“CDC is working with pharmacy networks eTrueNorth and Walgreens on a pilot program to provide free testing of symptomatic ...
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The CDC wants more Kansas farm workers to get their flu shots this season
Some rural Kansas counties are offering free flu vaccines targeting farm workers amid an ongoing nationwide bird flu outbreak ...