Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17
California officials have ordered bulk milk testing for dairy farms within six miles of herds infected with H5N1 bird flu, as ...
Missouri health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms, US officials report
A second Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild ...
Bird Flu Symptoms in Humans: How to Protect Yourself and Prevent This Rare But Serious Virus
With cold and flu season approaching, it’s worth knowing about another virus out there—albeit extremely rare: bird flu. Like ...
High Plains Public Radio21h
Bird flu outbreaks made egg prices more expensive. Here's what to know
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting that egg prices will decrease in the coming months. But experts said that ...
WRAL8d
Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off" standalone illness. NEW YORK (AP ...
STAT15h
Second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had respiratory symptoms
A second health worker who cared for a person hospitalized in Missouri with H5N1 bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms ...
Bird flu tests being developed as number of human cases rise across the country
Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases ...
MIT Technology Review1d
Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu
The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.
MIT Technology Review2d
Why virologists are getting increasingly nervous about bird flu
Avian flu in dairy cows could stick around on US farms forever, and is raising the risk of outbreaks in mammals—including ...
Health care worker is third person to become ill after contact with Missouri patient who had bird flu
A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also ...
Nature2d
Is bird flu spreading among people? Data gaps leave researchers in the dark
Mysterious US bird flu case in person without any known contact with an infected animal raises spectre of human-to-human ...
New Scientist2d
Bird flu virus that infected a person in Missouri had a rare mutation
Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact with animals offers ...