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.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United ...
In light of the ongoing global spread of the H5N1 avian influenza, U.S. public health experts are reassured that current ...
Bird flu can be contracted from eggs but the risk to Americans is very low, according to a risk assessment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highly pathogenic avian influenza A ...
The U.S. will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry that match the strain of the virus circulating in ...
More should be done to control the spread of bird flu among animals to avoid more cases in humans, the World Organisation for ...
Health experts told Newsweek about the threats posed by the viruses and shared the best ways to protect oneself.
Read more Bird flu has been spreading into Texas, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Division (TPWD) said it recently found cases ...
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