Why Is Bird Flu Spreading In People In The US? Antibody Tests Have the Answer, Experts Say
The spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus across 14 states in the US has baffled health experts, who are waiting for a few tests ...
US to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more people, herds become infected
Federal officials plan to double the stockpile of emergency bird flu vaccines as they identify more people infected with the disease. Three manufacturers were awarded $72 million to increase pandemic ...
California Dairy Workers Monitor for Bird Flu After 2 Positive Cases
Health officials in California are monitoring exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu tested positive, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
What’s next for avian flu? Genetic tests of California farmworkers could reveal viral evolution
Federal scientists are closely studying H5N1 genetic sequences from California dairy workers in search of any dangerous ...
CDC conducting extensive probe into bird flu contracted by Missouri resident
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a ...
2 human cases of bird flu confirmed in California, CDC says — here’s what to know
The two bird flu cases in California bring the total to 16 cases in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease ...
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2 California dairy workers are latest human cases of bird flu in the US
Two more dairy workers have been infected with bird flu, making them the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year.
Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say.
Antibody blood test results expected later this month may help answer a crucial question: Is there human-to-human ...
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CDC investigating Missouri bird flu cases to see if disease can spread between humans
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases of avian ...
Missouri won't know whether bird flu transmitted person-to-person until mid-October, state's top public health expert said
Missouri State Epidemiologist George Turabelidze, facing mounting pressure from health experts to be more transparent while ...
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Federal health officials investigate Missouri transmission of avian flu
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases, this ...