Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It’s the state’s worst in nearly 30 years
The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years. State health officials said Friday ...
Influenza B: Symptoms to Watch for Explained
The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.
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A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know
Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...
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US reports 1st outbreak of 'highly pathogenic' H5N9 virus in poultry. Should we worry?
The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise known as "bird flu." This is not the same type of bird flu that's already been spreading on dairy cow and poultry ...
A new strain of bird flu is found on a California duck farm
A new strain of H5N9 bird flu was detected at a commercial duck operation in California's Merced County. All the ducks were euthanized.
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US reports first detection of new strain of avian flu virus
In that case, the origin of the hemagglutinin (H) gene in the H5N9 virus was an H5N1 virus from a duck in Vietnam, and belonged to clade 2.3.2.1. The neuraminidase (N) gene originated in an H7N9 virus ...