Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states
Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been ...
Bird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns
For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can ...
Boston researcher and physician says we’re at ‘DEFCON 3’ for bird flu. Here’s what that means.
Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.
HHS to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...
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Genetic mutations in H5N1 bird flu raise transmission concerns
The CDC has confirmed 65 cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans in 2024. Of those, 39 were associated with dairy herds and 23 with poultry farms and culling operations. For two cases, the source of ...
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CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
To date this year, 61 human cases of H5N1 bird flu have been confirmed in the U.S ... Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ...
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First severe case of bird flu detected in US, CDC confirms
A patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in Louisiana, the CDC said. This case is the first confirmed instance of a severe human infection linked to the H5N1 virus. The CDC said ...
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CDC Flags Mutations in H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Amid Heightened Surveillance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...
CDC on High Alert as Bird Flu Cases Rise in the US: Is the H5N1 Virus Showing Pandemic Red Flags?
Bird flu cases are on the rise in the U.S., and the CDC is on high alert. With 66 confirmed human cases so far, officials are ...
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Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports
H5N1 bird flu samples collected from a severely ... from a British Columbia teenager who was hospitalized with bird flu, the CDC said. Get local news you need to know to start your day with ...
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H5N1 bird flu update: Symptoms, map, human cases, and what to know about the CDC’s response
It can spread to other animals and to humans. The H5N1 bird flu isn’t new. The CDC says the virus was first identified in Southern China in domestic waterfowl in 1996. In 1997, it spread to 18 ...