Bird flu or seasonal sickness? Here's how the CDC plans to ramp up testing
A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...
How effective is the flu vaccine amid California ‘quad-demic’? Is it too late to get shots?
The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine ...
Bird flu outbreak is ‘really challenging’ to stop, Michigan State University dean says
The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...
Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...
Suraxavir trial finds faster flu recovery times for male but not female users
A single 40-mg dose of the antiviral drug suraxavir marboxil significantly shortened flu symptom resolution time in male ...
This ostrich farm survived wildfires. Now, avian flu means 400 birds need to be culled
An ostrich farm in B.C.'s West Kootenay has been ordered to cull its entire herd of 400 birds after the Canadian Food ...
Where is flu surging in the US? Some hospitals are overwhelmed in states with high rates
Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...
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Bird Flu vs Influenza
The Bird Flu or Avian Influenza is a type of viral infection that spreads in birds and some mammals. The H5 bird flu is ...
Bird flu brought a B.C. teen close to death. Here's what we know about H5N1
The death of a Louisiana resident and a severe infection involving a B.C. teen has experts worried about the emerging threat ...
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Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
undergo rapid antigen testing that just differentiates between influenza A and influenza B,” he said. “If a person has a laboratory-based PCR test done for influenza and an influenza A virus ...
Influenza A: What Is the Virus and How Is It Linked to Bird Flu?
As flu season ramps up in the U.S., influenza is not as simple as it first appears, with several different strains in play.