H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals.
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday that tests showed the virus involved was related to a bird flu outbreak in poultry in the province.
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver since Friday, the same day an initial test came back positive for H5 influenza.
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia teenager has experts worried.
Canadian teen hospitalized in critical condition with deadly bird flu
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with a case of H5N1 bird flu, according to health officials. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed in a press release that the teenager in British Columbia,
Teen in Critical Condition After Contracting Canada's First ‘Presumptive’ Human Case of Bird Flu
It is not known how the teen contracted bird flu, according to British Columbia health officials A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive case of bird flu in the country,
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CDC taps Alveo for bird flu test development as H5N1 spreads
The CDC wants Alveo to make rapid, portable A(H5) diagnostic tests "to support response efforts in the event of an outbreak." ...
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
CDC video downplays danger of H5N1 bird flu
The presentation, so brief as to be little more than a public service announcement, signals an abandonment of efforts to ...
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Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports
The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.
Canadian Teen With Suspected Bird Flu Is in Critical Condition
A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British ...
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CDC wants more bird flu testing for farm workers
Bird flu (H5N1) has been spreading across the country, among both animals and people, since April of this year. As the ...
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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...
H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows
H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows - The number of infected dairy herds in ...
Hawaii health officials detect bird flu in wastewater for first time
State health officials said Tuesday night that they have detected H5 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in wastewater test samples on Oahu. A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has ...