Bird Flu Vaccines
File - A hen stands next to an egg, Jan. 10, 2023, at a farm in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
Parents Feel They Are Lacking Information About Bird Flu
One-third of parents said they have taken action to protect their family against bird flu, with 22 percent being more careful about general hygiene; 13 percent being more cautious
4 bird flu updates
Experts warn of concerns over spread of U.S. bird flu outbreak as federal agencies struggle to rehire fired employees. Updates on genetic mutation here.
What Minnesotans need to know about bird flu risks
For turkey farmer Erica Sawatzke, Thanksgiving was going terribly. It was 2023, and while others were eating their turkey dinners, Sawatzke felt a pit growing in her stomach as her flocks seemed to be suffering.
7th bird flu case reported in Maryland
A new case of bird flu was reported in Maryland — the seventh known case but the first in central Maryland. The most recent case is affecting a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County.
Most Republicans do not believe CDC when it comes to bird flu
Almost 6 in 10 Americans who identify as Republican do not trust the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide reliable information on H5N1 bird flu, according to a new poll from health care nonprofit KFF.
These are all the New York bird flu outbreaks so far
Staten Island has become the latest addition to the growing list of New York counties to experience a bird flu outbreak. On Mar. 7, bird flu was detected at a Staten Island live poultry market during proactive surveillance of New York City’s live bird markets by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
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H5N1 mutation on Calif. dairies raises transmission concerns
A genetic mutation of H5N1 detected in California dairy cows raises concerns about increased mammal-to-mammal transmission and potential human infections.
Study shows widespread H5N1 bird flu infection in cattle
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year ...
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Bird flu that infected Texas farm worker HAS mutated to spread more easily, CDC reveals - as three pet CATS die from virus and America's biggest egg producer is hit with outbreak
Bird flu makes millions of copies of itself within ... the CDC said — and did not spark a major outbreak at that time. The change, on the PB2 gene linked to how the virus makes copies of itself ...
H5N1 mutation in US dairy herds prompts caution on pandemic potential
Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four ...
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Discovery of new bat flu strain with potential to infect other species
Scientists have identified a novel influenza A virus (H18N12) in fishing bats in the Colombian Caribbean, revealing genetic ...
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NEJM Outbreaks Update — H5N1
Yoshi Kawaoka: So in the past, there are avian influenza viruses that are in migratory waterfall [that] acquired mutations in PB2 proteins that make the virus replicate better in mammalian species ...
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Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada
The bird flu strain H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b ... to help the bird-adapted virus replicate in mammals more efficiently (PB2 D701N). To date, this mutation has not been seen in D1.1 strains spreading ...