How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen people had confirmed diagnoses, and six of them died. Since then, there have been sporadic cases around the world—but no large outbreaks.
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.
How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low
What Does First U.S Bird Flu Death Tell Experts about Disease Severity?
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild
As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025?
The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible.
Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When someone dies from the bird flu—as an elderly Louisiana man did on Jan. 6,
Infectious Disease Doctors Concerned About the First U.S. Bird Flu Death
The U.S. has experienced its first death from H5N1 bird flu. Here’s what happened, plus how concerned you should be, according to doctors.
Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S. Here's What to Know About the Virus
The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus. The Louisiana Department of Health announced in a statement on Monday that a patient over the age of 65,
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency
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Bird flu has reached Austin's wildlife. Here's what you need to know
Avian Influenza has been detected in wild birds in Austin, local health authorities announced Wednesday.
Recent record flu cases in Japan overwhelm hospitals, drugmakers
Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 ...
How Bird Flu Is Affecting US Egg Shortages
With more than 133 million poultry birds affected by avian influenza across the U.S., some states are experiencing egg shortages.
'Corridors were lined with patients on trolleys': Your stories of NHS pressures as flu cases rise
The noise, huddles of doctors and nurses, anxious looks on faces, trolleys being navigated awkwardly around patients on ...
Where are COVID, flu and RSV cases rising in the US? See maps
Influenza A, COVID-19 and norovirus (stomach flu) are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...