As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...
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Philly's first bird flu case is a sick goose, but threat to humans is low, officials say
Avian flu is a common illness among birds, but it can spread to humans and other mammals. The virus is shed through ...
N.Y. farm forced to destroy nearly 100,000 ducks as ‘bird flu’ outbreak puts facility in jeopardy
Approximately 99,000 birds needed to be euthanized as an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has infected its way through Long Island’s ...
Bird Flu: Vaccines May Drive Virus Evolution
"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers ...
Bird flu or seasonal sickness? Here's how the CDC plans to ramp up testing
A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...
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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 ...
CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?
CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or ...
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Your chances of getting bird flu are low but here are some ways to stay safe
In January, avian flu was detected in a commercial poultry facility for the first time in Georgia since 2022. On Wednesday, a ...
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...
HHS official halts CDC reports and health communications for Trump team review
Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to ...