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 ...
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...
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 ...
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently ...
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 ...
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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
When it comes to surveillance, PHAC said provincial and territorial public health agencies must report both “confirmed and ...
CDC video downplays danger of H5N1 bird flu
The presentation, so brief as to be little more than a public service announcement, signals an abandonment of efforts to ...
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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 ...
Canada’s first human bird flu case: Teen in critical condition; dangers of H5N1 in kids and young
A teenager in Canada, hospitalized with the country's first case of the H5N1 bird flu, is in critical condition. Health ...
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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.
Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?
Birds and humans have different types of receptors in their respiratory tract that flu viruses attach to, like a lock ...
Government of Canada invests in research on avian influenza A(H5N1)
Today, the Honorable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced a $5.2 million investment through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in collaboration with other federal and provincial ...