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CD, Bird Flu and H5N1 Virus

Bird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns

For example, if a human gets infected with a bird flu and also carries a human influenza A virus, these two viruses can exchange genetic material. This is known as genetic shif

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CDC Issues Update on Bird Flu 'Mutations' in Humans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in a strain of the avian influenza virus H5N1, also known as bird flu, found in a Louisiana patient.The mutations were discovered after samples from the patient were analyzed,

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CDC on High Alert as Bird Flu Cases Rise in the US: Is the H5N1 Virus Showing Pandemic Red Flags?

Bird flu cases are on the rise in the U.S., and the CDC is on high alert. With 66 confirmed human cases so far, officials are watching closely for signs that the virus could mutate and spread more easily between people,

Presumptive bird flu case detected on Delaware poultry farm

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Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states

Though H5N1 has been circulating nationwide in wild birds, domestic poultry, and mammals since 2022, you may have only been hearing about it recently because of its jump to dairy cattle. The first positive case was documented in Texas on March 25, 2024.

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Here’s what to know about bird flu as farms fight outbreaks in California

Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to infect dairy herds across the country — including more than 600 in California.

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Presumptive bird flu case detected on Delaware poultry farm after potential outbreak reported in wild birds

Delaware is reporting its first case of bird flu on a poultry farm, following dozens of presumed positive cases in wild birds.

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Bird Flu Update: CDC Says It's Searching for These Pandemic Red Flags

The CDC has revealed the red flags it is monitoring for that suggest that bird flu was about to become the world's next ...

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HHS to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor ...

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Boston researcher and physician says we’re at ‘DEFCON 3’ for bird flu. Here’s what that means.

Public health experts are urging vigilance amid recent reports of severe bird flu cases in two North American patients.

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Bird flu uptick in US has CDC on alert for pandemic 'red flags': report

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is keeping close eye on pandemic indicators amid bird flu cases arising in the ...

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Scientists Are Racing to Develop a New Bird Flu Vaccine

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

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Testing shows bird flu in Lehigh Valley snow geese, a species migrating by the thousands

The bird flu that is circulating around the world is suspected of having killing about 200 snow geese in the Lehigh Valley, spreading to a species that is migrating through the region by the thousands ...

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As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 ...

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Dr. Leana Wen says for bird flu, "we should have learned our lesson from COVID" in testing

"I feel like we should've learned our lesson from COVID, that just because we aren't testing doesn't mean the virus isn't there," Dr. Leana Wen said.

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