Q&A: What you need to know about avian flu
Multiple states since March 2024 have reported dairy herds displaying symptoms caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI.
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Viruses: News and Research on Influenza A virus
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Girl in Australia, 2, struck with H5N1 bird flu: WHO
A two-and-a-half-year-old girl tested positive for H5N1 bird flu and needed hospital intensive care treatment in Australia after traveling to India, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Jun 8, 2024
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With bird flu a threat, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked states to work harder to protect the public from the risks of raw milk as a bird flu outbreak continues to spread among dairy cows.
Jun 7, 2024
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A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another
The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different type at U.S. dairy farms, experts say.
Jun 7, 2024
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Setting sights on universal protection for flu
Immunology and Infectious Disease Researcher and Senior Lecturer Dr. Hillary Vanderven is working against the clock with World Health Organization (WHO) experts reporting the next flu pandemic is a matter of when, not if.
May 31, 2024
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AI model confirms vaccination is key to cutting COVID in prisons
A new study has found vaccination and prompt lockdown to be the most effective strategies to minimize COVID-19 spread in prisons. However, a combination of other measures is needed to contain the spread of the disease in ...
May 31, 2024
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New study launches following the discovery of a second case of avian influenza spreading from cows to humans
Vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite varying vaccine efficacy across strains.
May 29, 2024
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Q&A: Ethical approaches to mitigate H5N1 bird flu
In recent months, H5N1 or HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza), commonly referred to as bird flu, has become a growing concern for public health authorities. Mitigation efforts, including surveillance and testing of livestock ...
May 28, 2024
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In experiments, mice get ill from raw milk carrying bird flu virus
Confirming the dangers of drinking raw cow's milk when the H5N1 avian flu virus is circulating in U.S. dairy herds, researchers found that mice fed the milk quickly got ill.
May 24, 2024
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Drug-like inhibitor shows promise in preventing flu
Currently available flu medications only target the virus after it has already established an infection, but what if a drug could prevent infection in the first place? Now, scientists at Scripps Research and the Albert Einstein ...
May 21, 2024
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