US Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans

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The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again?
By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...
Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount ...
CDC Weekly Report Back After 2-Week Halt But No H5N1 Bird Flu Info
For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report was halted. It returned on Feb.
Trump taps new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows
President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White ...
Can You Get Bird Flu From Drinking Milk? What to Know as Cows Are Infected
Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.
New Bird Flu Strain Emerges In Nevada Dairy Cattle, Sparking Pandemic Concerns
A new variant of the H5N1 bird flu — the same one that led to the death of a Louisiana man — has for first the first time ...
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the ...
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New Bird Flu Strain in Nevada Dairy Cows Sparks Pandemic Fears
Nevada dairy cattle infected with a new bird flu strain, Type A H5N1 D1.1, raising concerns of multiple transmission channels ...
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Eggs, Luck and the 1957 Bird Flu: Will History Repeat Itself?
Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.
Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.