What we can VERIFY about bird flu amid current outbreak
Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.
UVA Health expert says bird flu in Virginia doesn't raise risk for most residents
There are more than 60 cases of bird flu in humans across the United States. In the Commonwealth, two birds at the Metro Richmond Zoo caught the virus.
To detect contagious bird flu, can genomic surveillance shift to sewers?
Experts say our cities have a valuable tool that can help us keep better tabs on the virus: sewage. While wastewater already ...
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Another Strain Of Bird Flu Discovered In California
Experts stressed that the new strain did not itself appear to be an immediate human threat. But the rise of a new strain is ...
BioSonics spectroscopy can 'listen' to the sounds made by individual viruses
A team of chemists and microbiologists at Michigan State University has found that an all-optical method can be used to ...
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Oregon kitten contracts bird flu, is euthanized
An outdoor kitten exposed to wild waterfowl near a wildlife refuge in Washington County, Ore., recently tested positive for ...
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Washington County cat tests positive for avian influenza H5N1; ODA has tips on how to protect your cat
A cat in Washington County recently tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian ...
Oregon cat tests positive for avian influenza, or bird flu
A cat in Washington County has tested positive for avian influenza, or bird flu, the Oregon Department of Agriculture ...
What does H5N1 in cattle, humans portend?
Global outbreak of Avian Influenza H5N1 in birds, spreading to cattle and humans, raising concerns for potential evolution ...
New Queen's University study shows how coronavirus was introduced and spread across Ireland
The study also evaluated the effectiveness of public health measures, such as travel restrictions, in reducing the spread ...
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What 3rd case of bird flu with unknown source of infection could mean in fight against disease
An H5N1 avian influenza virus molecule. Ruslanas Baranauskas/Corona Borealis via Adobe Stock The CDC said it is reminding clinicians and laboratories to test for influenza in patients with ...
Human deaths from bird flu ‘concerning’; monitoring & genome sequencing key: Experts
Recent human deaths seen in the US and Cambodia due to H5N1 bird flu are ‘concerning’, and calls for boosting monitoring and genome sequencing, said public health experts on Thursday.