Large amount of bird flu virus in milk suggests asymptomatic cows are infected with H5N1
Since March, when the first reported cases of H5N1 bird flu began showing up in…
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WHO’s top scientist learned a hard lesson about H5N1 two decades ago: Stopping it takes more than biology
Jeremy Farrar, now the World Health Organization’s chief scientist, was working in Vietnam 20 years…
Opinion: As livestock move around the country, so does H5N1. The U.S. needs real-time tracking of livestock movements
The presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus, better known as bird flu, among dairy cows…
Opinion: Measles is coming back. My sister Marcie isn’t
At the end of February 1960, my healthy, precocious sister Marcie was halfway through the…
Study of cow tissues provides clues for unusual pattern of bird flu infections in dairy cattle
A new study looking at the distribution of receptors that flu viruses can attach to…
Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say
A new report on the first human bird flu case tied to the outbreak in…
CDC’s top flu scientist says the risk to the public from H5N1 is low, but she isn’t sleeping well. Here’s why
Vivien Dugan isn’t getting much sleep these days. The director of the influenza division at…
Bird flu virus circulated in cows for four months before outbreak confirmed by USDA, analysis shows
As agricultural authorities and epidemiologists try to get their arms around the scope of the…
Republicans, concerned about dairy industry, urge calm about H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers have one big message on the avian flu outbreak in cows:…
UnitedHealth’s Andrew Witty gets no pity in Congress
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Tracking bird flu virus changes in cows is stymied by missing data, scientists say
Another upload of genetic sequence data from the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle…
Opinion: From sewage to safety: Hospital wastewater surveillance as a beacon for defense against H5N1 bird flu
Pandemics start slowly — a few cases here, a few there — until suddenly people…
Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies confirm
Extensive testing of pasteurized commercially purchased milk and other dairy products from 38 states has…
What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been around for decades, and the damage it wreaks…
STAT+: Doctors Without Borders challenges pharma by releasing costs for a key clinical trial
In a challenge to the pharmaceutical industry, Doctors Without Borders has revealed the detailed costs…
There’s never a good time to drink raw milk. But now’s a really bad time as bird flu infects cows
Scientists who know about the types of pathogens — E. coli and Salmonella among them…
Cattle testing for H5N1 bird flu will be more limited than USDA initially announced
New federal rules aimed at limiting the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus among…
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Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread
Andrew Bowman, a veterinary epidemiologist at Ohio State University had a hunch. He had been…
Watch: What we know about traces of H5N1 bird flu found in pasteurized milk
Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in grocery store milk in the United…
USDA orders H5N1 testing of some dairy cows to limit spread of bird flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to try to limit spread of the H5N1 bird…
Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?
The unsettling reality of H5N1 bird flu circulating in dairy cow herds in multiple parts…
Genetic analysis reveals H5N1 flu virus outbreak in cows likely started earlier than thought
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows in the United States has likely been…
H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe
WASHINGTON — Testing conducted by the Food and Drug Administration on pasteurized commercially purchased milk…
USDA releases H5N1 bird flu genetic data eagerly awaited by scientists
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has been under pressure from scientists both at home…
Covid ignited a global controversy over what is an airborne disease. The WHO just expanded its definition
In the chaotic first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic, stores faced shortages of all…
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USDA faulted for disclosing scant information about outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in cattle
With H5N1 bird flu spreading to more dairy cow herds, scientists and pandemic experts in…
STAT+: Cancer vaccine startup launches with $54 million, Spark veteran as CEO
A new startup focused on creating vaccines for cancers, influenza, and potentially even HIV launched…
Second-generation mosquito nets prevented 13 million malaria cases in large pilot programs
The fight against malaria is a test of human intelligence against mosquitoes — and so…
Opinion: Viral hepatitis is a silent killer. It can’t be eliminated if it isn’t tracked
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, viral hepatitis killed more people in the United States than all…
Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious…
A two-decade bet on Seagen pays off
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STAT+: Can investing in infectious disease pay off? Vir Biotechnology’s tightrope walk shows it’s a struggle
Nearly a decade ago, venture capitalist Bob Nelsen called industry veteran Vicki Sato to pitch…
Opinion: H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle: A wake-up call to action
The recent detection of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle, coupled with reports of a…
CDC to doctors: Look out for bird flu infections among dairy farm workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged medical practitioners on Friday to be on…
Why a leading bird flu expert isn’t convinced that the risk H5N1 poses to people has declined
News that H5N1 avian influenza has breached another mammalian species — this time dairy cows…
Baylor wins 2024 STAT Madness with ‘smoke alarm’ for viral disease outbreaks
It began with injecting monkeys with sewage to see if they developed polio. Building off…
What we know about H5N1 bird flu in cows — and the risk to humans
The discovery of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle — and the news that at…
H5N1 avian flu found in Texas man who apparently was infected by dairy cows
This is a developing story. Texas health officials reported Monday that an individual who had…
People in Republican-voting states more likely to report Covid-19 vaccine side effects, study says
People in Republican-voting states were more likely to report adverse events after receiving a Covid-19…
Covid’s scientific silver lining: A chance to watch the human immune system respond in real time
While an increasingly anxious world watched a new coronavirus spread across the globe in early…
The latest twist in John Green’s anti-tuberculosis story: working with governments
WASHINGTON — John Green, the popular novelist and YouTube star, gave the health care world…
Study: Gilead antiviral drug shows promise as a treatment for Ebola Sudan
A new study suggests the antiviral drug obeldesivir may be effective in curing Ebola Sudan…
Opinion: No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine
Over the past year, I have watched many children die of measles. In the final…
Florida health officials provide scant details on measles cases, worrying health experts
On Sunday, public health officials in two Michigan counties warned their residents that they may…
FDA advisory panel recommends a streamlined flu vaccine for next fall
When Americans line up for flu vaccines next fall, they will almost certainly be getting…
Serum Institute of India wants government HPV contract
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Why do some women experience UTI pain with no clear infection? A mouse study offers clues
Each year, more than 400 million urinary tract infections occur in people around the globe….
CDC eases isolation guidance for Covid and other respiratory illnesses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “sunsetting” its advice that people sick with…
RSV vaccines may be linked to small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, data suggest
The new vaccines that protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may be…
Flu vaccine offering decent levels of protection this winter, new data show
Flu vaccine appears to be offering reasonable levels of protection this winter, with particularly strong…