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 how to prevent getting sick.
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
H5N1 avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S. and almost 500 dairy cattle herds across 15 states. The virus has popped up in mammals including elephant seals,
Researchers Found Bird Flu In Pigs — Here’s Why That’s So Worrisome
Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of this, a virus infecting a new host species is like someone trying to win an argument by shouting at people in a language that they can’t understand. And this is where pigs come in.
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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be bad.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Bird flu outbreak spreads to Canada
Canada detected its first human case of the new strain. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition.
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USDA's Dereliction in Containing Bird Flu Could Cause Calamitous Pandemic (Part 1)
USDA both regulating and promoting livestock industries – prevents appropriate responses to outbreaks of infectious disease.
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Teen hospitalised with bird flu in ‘rare event’ after cases of mutant bug spotted in cows
Bird flu has killed hundreds of millions of birds around the ... the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in ...
Canada’s First Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Leaves Teen in Critical Condition
British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen's contacts ...
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Bird flu response
California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks ...
1st case of avian flu in Canada confirmed. Health Canada says there are vaccines
Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...
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The next big pandemic? Avian flu takes a worrying step closer to humans
OPINION: Avian flu, once limited to birds, is adapting to infect mammals, raising concerns about a new pandemic risk. With ...
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Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond
No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...
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Hawaii Department of Health preparing for avian flu
Hawaii health officials are preparing for more possible cases as they search for the source of the state's first bird flu ...
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As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending
By the time California ramped up its pandemic response, it had enough personal protective equipment and other disaster ...