CDC confirms first known severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
Published: December 18, 2024 17:25
The U.S. has confirmed its first known severe human infection of H5N1 bird flu, in a person in Louisiana.
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Outgoing CDC director girds against an overhaul, and tries to calm staff nerves
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/16/cdc-director-mandy-cohen-interview-2/?utm_campaign=rss
Published: December 16, 2024 09:30
In an interview, outgoing CDC Director Mandy Cohen defended the agency’s wide focus in the face of GOP criticism that it has lost its way.
CDC finds no evidence of bird flu virus in California toddler
Published: December 12, 2024 22:54
After public health labs in California failed to confirm a positive result, a sample was sent to the CDC, which Thursday said it was negative for "all flu targets."
Case of possible bird flu in California remains murky, and may stay that way
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/11/california-bird-flu-child-case-details/?utm_campaign=rss
Published: December 11, 2024 20:57
Investigators trying to determine how a child in California might have contracted bird flu are continuing to learn more details about the case.
WHO sheds some light on factors possibly at play in DRC outbreak
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/08/drc-outbreak-who-investigation/?utm_campaign=rss
Published: December 8, 2024 22:00
The WHO has shed some light on factors possibly at play in a mysterious outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
USDA launching mandatory national milk testing program to track H5N1 flu outbreak in cows
Published: December 6, 2024 20:13
The USDA is starting a mandatory milk testing program to see how widespread the bird flu virus is on dairy farms
Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds
Published: December 5, 2024 19:00
Study published in Science says a single hemagglutinin mutation, similar to one seen in a Canadian case, could make H5N1 better suited to infect people.
Cause of outbreak in DRC still being investigated, health officials say
Published: December 5, 2024 15:21
A disease outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 79 deaths. Health officials are still investigating the cause.
Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild?
https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/02/bird-flu-h5n1-mild-cases-mystery/?utm_campaign=rss
Published: December 2, 2024 09:30
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the U.S. has so far been shockingly mild. Researchers have some theories as to why.
Case of bird flu infection in British Columbia is still a mystery, for now
Published: November 26, 2024 21:32
Health officials in British Columbia, Canada, have failed, for now, to confirm how a teenager there became infected with H5N1 bird flu.