As bird flu rises, federal health agencies are halting external communications. Are we flying blind?
Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges ...
MDH says providers should test for H5N1 bird flu in hospitalized flu patients
The CDC and MDH are advising health care providers to order further laboratory testing on positive influenza A specimens ...
DEM reports bird flu detected in Washington County; 40 birds euthanized
Staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health Unit humanely euthanized a flock of about 40 ...
Bird flu isn't an immediate health threat in New York, but preparations have begun
As more cases of bird flu emerge across the country, public health leaders in New York City are watching warily -- and making ...
First U.S. H5N1 Death Sparks Urgency: Scientists Warn That Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Expected
Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...
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H5N1 Pandemic Alert: CDC Warns of 9 Mutations in Bird Flu Virus Capable of Infecting Humans
The H5N1 virus has mutated meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better raising new questions about H5N1's pandemic ...
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Researchers are concerned by H5N1 bird flu’s ability to mutate, reassort
The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...
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Bird Flu Spreads in the US: H5N1 Outbreak Hits Georgia Poultry Industry, CDC Share Prevention Tips
Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first ...
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Oregon cat euthanized after it contracts bird flu, agriculture officials say
A domestic cat in Washington County recently tested positive for bird flu and had to be euthanized, the Oregon Department of ...
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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 ...
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Cats can catch bird flu, but can they pass it to humans? Here's what we know.
"Cats (domestic and large felids) in particular can experience severe illness or death from infection with H5N1. Dogs can also contract H5N1, although they usually exhibit mild clinical signs and low ...
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Bird Flu Basics From a Rutgers Health Infectious Disease Expert
David J. Cennimo, an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rutgers New ...