Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says
More work needs to be done by the agricultural sector to get to the bottom…
Category: H5N1 Bird Flu
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Cause of Missouri H5 bird flu case remains a mystery, CDC says
Disease investigators have not been able to determine how a person in Missouri with no…
5 burning questions about Missouri’s mysterious H5 bird flu case
News that a person in Missouri contracted H5 bird flu despite having no known contact…
Missouri resident who had no contact with animals tests positive for bird flu
This is a developing story and will be updated. A person in Missouri who didn’t…
Monica from ‘Friends’, RFK Jr., and how many ‘r’s are in ‘strawberry’
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California, nation’s largest milk producer, discloses possible bird flu outbreaks in three dairy cow herds
On Thursday, the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced it is investigating the possible…
CDC slightly increases risk bird flu could cause a pandemic in latest assessment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new risk assessment of the H5N1…
CDC will offer seasonal flu shots to farmworkers to lower bird flu risk
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that it is funding a $5…
Could cow vaccines help halt the spread of bird flu in U.S. herds? Experts are divided
With the number of U.S. dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rising almost daily,…
Bird flu snapshot: Upstart manufacturers in low- and middle-income countries to start early vaccine work
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Bird flu that infected 6 Colorado poultry workers is closely related to the virus in cows
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
USDA maintains bird flu can be eliminated from dairy cows, even as doubts mount among experts
Facing increasing doubts that the U.S. can control the outbreak of avian influenza among dairy…
At an Iowa county fair, a tradition carries on despite bird flu anxiety in the dairy barn
DECORAH, Iowa — It was livestock check-in day at the Winneshiek County Fair, and the…
Bird flu snapshot: As the number of infected dairy herds mount, so too does pessimism about driving H5N1 out of cows
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Opinion: Letters from readers on schools and bird flu, opioid ‘overprescribing,’ and more
“Preparing schools for the H5N1 bird flu they’re likely to face,” by Mario Ramirez Having…
Opinion: Preparing schools for the H5N1 bird flu they’re likely to face
As Covid-19 swept across the United States, schools were among the most highly affected public…
Opinion: Listen: Anthony Fauci on presidents, bird flu, and turning down a multimillion-dollar job
Anthony Fauci can’t pinpoint the most meaningful dinner he’s ever had — every time you…
New study sparks debate about whether H5N1 virus in cows is adapted to better infect humans
A study published Monday provides new evidence that the H5N1 virus currently causing an outbreak…
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Bird flu snapshot: Live H5N1 virus grown from raw milk samples as Delaware moves to legalize its sale
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Why a blue state embraced raw milk, despite bird flu and other health risks
DOVER, Del. – The mood in the Delaware General Assembly chamber was jovial last Thursday…
As bird flu spreads among U.S. cattle, veterinarians find themselves in a familiar position: the frontlines
When, in April, the federal government began requiring some cows to be tested for a…
CDC looks to expand capacity to test for H5N1 bird flu in people
As the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows enters its fourth month, the Centers…
Moderna receives $176 million from BARDA for mRNA influenza vaccines
Moderna has been awarded $176 million by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to…
Bird flu snapshot: A pathologist sees familiar echoes in U.S. response to the outbreak
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Listen: Medicare coverage for GLP-1 drugs, AI, and health care at the presidential debate
Will Medicare finally begin covering weight loss drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy? And what health…
Q&A: Lessons from the HHS secretary who ran Bush’s bird flu response
WASHINGTON — Mike Leavitt is in the small club of government officials who’ve led an…
Three months into bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response
Three months since an outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. dairy cattle was declared, the…
Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers
Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked…
Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures
Bird flu snapshot: This is the second installment in a series of regular updates on…
Opinion: With the threat of H5N1 bird flu, hospitals must stay prepared
A third case of mammal-to-human transmission of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus has…
Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’
Bird flu snapshot: This is the first in a series of regular updates on H5N1…
In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released two reports Thursday that lay out what has been…
Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows
LONDON — Seth Berkley, a longtime and widely respected global health leader, said Thursday that…
Opinion: Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic
Although a third U.S. dairy worker has been confirmed to be infected with the H5N1…
Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?
For weeks now, as the H5N1 bird flu has been spreading into dairy cattle herds…
Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first
LONDON — Finland is preparing to offer vaccines to people at risk of exposure to…
These are the bird flu questions that influenza and animal scientists desperately want answered
Ten weeks after government scientists discovered that H5N1 bird flu was sickening dairy cattle in…
A third U.S. farm worker infected with bird flu is the first to experience respiratory symptoms
A third human case of H5 bird flu tied to the ongoing U.S. outbreak in…
New evidence supports fear that drinking raw milk containing bird flu viruses may be dangerous
A new study published Friday provides more evidence of the potential danger of drinking unpasteurized,…
In light of H5N1 outbreak, U.S. in talks with mRNA vaccine makers on bird flu
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Wastewater testing specifically for bird flu virus will scale up nationally in coming weeks
Less than a month ago, researchers reported for the first time the ability to scan…
When should we start making H5N1 vaccine, and who will make that decision? In short, it’s complicated
If the H5N1 bird flu virus ever acquires the ability to transmit easily to and…
CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked local and state health officials Tuesday to…
Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows
Scientists from the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have managed to…
Opinion: Readers respond to H5N1 and livestock movements, insulin discontinuation, and more
To encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues, STAT publishes selected Letters to the Editor…
Opinion: H5N1 doesn’t have to be a repeat of Covid-19’s ‘public health versus the economy’
The Biden administration announced new programs on May 10 to incentivize dairy farmers and workers…
My rendezvous with the raw milk black market: quick, easy, and unchecked by the FDA
WASHINGTON — It’s Friday May 10, and I’m on my way to what feels like…
USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — On a bright June day in 2018, one of the nation’s top regulators…
CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread
Reluctance among dairy farmers to report H5N1 bird flu outbreaks within their herds or allow…
Federal officials will fund farms’ protective measures to contain H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — The federal government will provide livestock farms as much as $28,000 apiece to…