A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.
In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that the virus that sickened the Louisiana patient matched a ...
The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave ...
The first human patient in the United States with a confirmed case of avian influenza has died, according to a press release ...
Since March of last year, the U.S. has reported 66 bird flu infections, primarily mild cases among farmworkers exposed to sick poultry or dairy cows.
H5N1 - has led to the first known casualty. While there is no known cure, the CDC does recommend methods to protect yourself.
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...
The Department of Health and Human Services Jan. 3 announced it is awarding approximately $306 million to support the federal ...
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition ...
We’re hearing more about avian flu, which is widespread in wild birds worldwide. It’s been found around the country, and in ...