Should we be panicked about bird flu? Expert says not yet
The nation's first human death due to the bird flu occurred this month, the latest development in a global outbreak that, ...
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Seasonal Flu Shot: First Defense Against an Eventful Avian Influenza Pandemic
Seasonal influenza vaccines triggered protective immune responses against the H5N1 avian influenza virus primarily in younger ...
Trump and Biden officials begin talks on bird flu crisis
At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...
No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
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 ...
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First US human death from bird flu is more serious than you may think
Two months shy of the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, the US has recorded its first human ...
More than 100 birds culled at Waterford park for H5N1 bird flu
More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested ...
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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...
HMPV spreads to Maharashtra, 2 new cases identified
New cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been reported in Nagpur, Maharashtra in a 7-year-old and a 13-year-old.
‘It’s not too late to get vaccinated' - Expert warns full impact of flu spike could continue for weeks
Dr Connor Bamford from Queen’s University shared advice on how to navigate the worst flu season in years .
Fearing another pandemic, people are prepping for bird flu. Should you?
This means when Moffitt is at the grocery store, she picks up extra gallons of water to store in case of an emergency. She ...
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The mutations likely developed post-infection, the agency said
Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to ...