US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients
People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak
More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of ...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Million Chickens in U.S., Driving Egg Prices Sky-High
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A deadly bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc on U.S. chicken farms, claiming the ...
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USDA announces it will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile for poultry
It's been 10 years since the U.S. has built up a stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry. As the virus continues to ...
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What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025
Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.
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In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...
Bird flu: What local experts say about risk of human-to-human infection
A researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital said the bird flu virus needs to be taken seriously so it doesn’t become the ...
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Swift Response: CDC Urges Quick Testing for Bird Flu Cases
The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A ...
Bird flu is mutating, but antivirals still work for now
One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable ...