Which Animals Have Caught Bird Flu In The U.S.?
Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...
What to know about the spread of the bird flu
The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.
How America lost control of the bird flu and raised the risk of another pandemic
Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the ...
Avian influenza risk for humans low; future mutations could cause problems
The Iowa DHHS reported the first human case of Avian Influenza in Iowa last week. Dr. Mark Rupp at Nebraska Medical Center, ...
Bird Flu Mutation: Risk of New Pandemic Explained
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some ...
Could cats help bird flu hop to humans?
But while the current risk from our fuzzy feline friends is considered very low, public health officials nonetheless have ...
Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there ...
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...
Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says
A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed ...
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North Bay health officials address bird flu threat with this advice: Avoid raw dairy products and get your seasonal flu vaccine
After Gov. Gavin Newsom last week declared an emergency stemming from bird flu’s spread in dairy herds, local public health ...
Officials urge vigilance after H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Vermont flock
The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 bird flu, was confirmed in the flock of 24 birds in Franklin County after samples taken on Dec. 19 were tested by laboratory in Iowa, the ...
Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says. Here's what that means.
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe ...