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Bird Flu: Vaccines May Drive Virus Evolution

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

NBC Chicago · 4h

Bird flu Illinois: Latest cases and what you should know as virus spreads

A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading and how worried residents should be.

Scientific American · 2h

The Latest on Bird Flu in Humans, Cats and Chickens

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats

Wired · 1d

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

H5N1 vaccines have been previously licensed, and millions are in the national stockpile. But even with the news of the country’s first human death due to bird flu, vaccination isn’t yet recommended.

KING-TV Seattle on MSN · 17h

The bird flu virus is evolving. NBC News medical analyst shares what you need to know

Leading pulmonologist and NBC News medical analyst Dr. Vin Gupta explains that while the virus is evolving, there has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission

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As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

LancasterOnline2h

Middle Creek may close areas to public if avian flu affects large numbers of migrating birds

Some areas of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Township may close during prime snow geese viewing season this year if large numbers of birds are found sick or ...

The Advocate5d

Why are egg prices rising in Louisiana, and will cost go down? Here's what experts say.

Customers in Louisiana and nationwide are dealing with egg prices going up and sparsely populated aisles at the grocery store ...

12dOpinion

We must prepare now for avian flu

Nationally, this avian flu sickened at least 66 people in 2024, mostly dairy farmworkers who came in contact with diseased ...

6dOpinion

Commentary: Is an avian flu pandemic just one mutation away?

Staying a step ahead of the avian influenza virus with surveillance, testing and research could mean the difference between a ...

Acsh.org7d

How Close Are We to the Avian Flu Outbreak Escalating Into a Pandemic?

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

92.7 WMAY5h

Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected

A commercial poultry farm on Long Island, New York, is being forced to kill thousands of ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu. The owner of Crescent Duck ...

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How Worried Should We Be About Avian Flu?

As the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or H5N1 ... but there have been a few concerning reports in 2024. Already ...

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CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients

The expanded protocols come after a child in California tested positive for the bird flu despite no known contact with ...

Avian flu: Scientists monitor mutations that could facilitate human transmission

Two different lineages are currently circulating, one carried by wild birds, the other infecting dairy farms in the US. The ...

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