MDH says providers should test for H5N1 bird flu in hospitalized flu patients
The CDC and MDH are advising health care providers to order further laboratory testing on positive influenza A specimens ...
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CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
Its alert to doctors and hospitals follows a few rare but mysterious bird flu cases in the US – including, most recently, a ...
Second case of bird flu confirmed in Connecticut
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, has been confirmed in a backyard flock of birds in New Haven County, marking the second time the disease has been found in the state this month, according ...
Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.
First U.S. H5N1 Death Sparks Urgency: Scientists Warn That Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Expected
Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...
No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
First avian flu case of the year detected in Kennebunk
YORK, Maine (WMTW) - The year’s first detection of H5N1, commonly known as avian or bird flu, has been found in Maine. The ...
More than 100 birds culled at Waterford park for H5N1 bird flu
More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested ...
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus ...
As bird flu rises, federal health agencies are halting external communications. Are we flying blind?
Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges ...
H5N1 bird flu found in Wayne County flock
State officials said they've discovered the first case of the highly infectious H5N1 bird flu virus in a backyard flock in ...
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Traws Pharma completes Phase I trials of H5N1 bird flu treatment drug
Traws Pharma has completed the Phase I clinical trials of tivoxavir marboxil, a single-dose drug for treating or preventing ...