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NU infectious disease experts say there is low risk of contracting bird flu, more surveillance is needed
There have been 68 human cases of bird flu — flu strain H5N1 — in the U.S. since the beginning of 2024, mostly arising from ...
Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures
The nation's top public health agency is losing most of the scientists in a prestigious, but lesser-known, laboratory program ...
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Aubrey: Illinois health officials taking bird flu precautions despite assessing no ‘active risk’ to humans
By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says ...
Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...
The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests
In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the ...
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Illinois health officials taking bird flu precautions despite assessing no ‘active risk’ to humans
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, but ...
Is there a bird flu vaccine? Experts discuss progress amid ‘alarming' outbreak
Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading ...
Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm
Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in ...
Today12h
Why is this year’s flu season so bad? Doctors weigh in on symptoms and prevention
If it seems like everyone around you is sick with the flu, you're not alone. The United States is facing what appears to be one of the worst flu seasons in over a decade. Doctor visits for ...