US to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more people, herds become infected
Federal officials plan to double the stockpile of emergency bird flu vaccines as they identify more people infected with the disease. Three manufacturers were awarded $72 million to increase pandemic preparedness including against avian influenza, officials announced in a Friday morning briefing.
Why Is Bird Flu Spreading In People In The US? Antibody Tests Have the Answer, Experts Say
The spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus across 14 states in the US has baffled health experts, who are waiting for a few tests to have a clear picture of how human-to-human transmission of the virus has happened.
As Bird Flu Spreads, Two New Cases Diagnosed in California
Both patients were dairy workers whose illnesses were mild. Investigators are continuing to evaluate the contacts of a Missouri patient who had no exposure to animals.
Why fears of human-to-human bird flu spread in Missouri are overblown
Hospital workers reported respiratory symptoms after encountering a Missouri patient with H5N1 who had not been exposed to farm animals. Officials say bird flu transmission is unlikely.
CDC investigating Missouri bird flu cases to see if disease can spread between humans
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases of avian flu, this person did not report being in recent contact with animals.
Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say
Is there human-to-human spread of H5N1 bird flu? The CDC is awaiting antibody test results from the Missouri patient and close contacts.
The Monterey County Herald18h
Genetic tests of farmworkers could reveal avian flu evolution
Federal scientists are closely studying H5N1 genetic sequences from California dairy workers in search of any dangerous ...
Kern County investigates potential bird flu case in local dairy worker
Kern County Public Health announced there is an ongoing investigation into a person who potentially had contact with cattle ...
Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
There are four types of influenza virus: A, B, C and D. Influenza A is known to infect humans and other animals, including ...
News Medical on MSN10d
H5N1 bird flu is mutating fast and jumping to mammals - could the next pandemic be here?
Researchers reveal how H5N1 viruses rapidly adapted to mammals through genetic reassortment and specific mutations, raising ...
Hungary and Italy report outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, WOAH says
Hungary and Italy have both reported an outbreak of the severe H5N1 avian influenza virus in the first such cases in the ...
STAT9d
Sequencing wastewater material may be the key to getting a grip on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak
Dhillon is an instructor in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
California reports 1st possible human case of bird flu in Central Valley
California Department of Public Health says the risk of bird flu to the public is low, though the risk increases for people ...
Germany reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on a farm
Germany reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the eastern region of Saxony near the border ...