Officials say bird flu likely widespread in the state. What we know about the H5N1 virus
State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the ...
health.wusf.usf.edu7 天
Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to biodiversity worldwide
The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
Nature11 天
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...
cidrap.umn13 天
Two-dose hepatitis E vaccination shows promise during outbreak
The vaccine, typically given as 3 doses, was developed by China and hadn't previously been used in outbreak settings.
WLWT14 天
Bird flu identified as cause of death in waterfowl across Indiana counties
Public health officials say avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified as the cause of death for waterfowl in numerous Indiana counties.The Indiana Department of Natural ...
Wired16 天
The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One
Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China have reported the highest number of human bird flu deaths. Those numbers come with a few caveats. For one, many of those deaths occurred in places ...
Bird flu: An infection most ‘fowl’
Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild water birds like ducks, geese, swans, etc. Infected birds shed the virus in ...
Yahoo News20 天
How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms 1st death
The case fatality rate is approximately 52%, per the CDC. The countries reporting the highest number of human bird flu deaths are Indonesia, Egypt, Vietnam, Cambodia and China. The case fatality rate ...
Asheville Citizen-Times21 天
Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 - and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release ...
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Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 - and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release, the ...
India TV28 天
Bird flu death: Here's what you need to know about H5N1 virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a person has died of H5N1 bird flu in the United States ... H5N1 was first identified in Southern China in 1996 and it has ...
ABC 7 Chicago29 天
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
It was first identified in geese in Southern China in 1996 ... becoming the first death in the US from bird flu. Both of these patients had the D1.1 strain of the virus, which is circulating ...