US to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more people, herds become infected
Federal officials plan to double the stockpile of emergency bird flu vaccines as they identify more people infected with the ...
Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say.
Antibody blood test results expected later this month may help answer a crucial question: Is there human-to-human ...
Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
There are four types of influenza virus: A, B, C and D. Influenza A is known to infect humans and other animals, including ...
The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine
As more farm workers get sick with avian influenza, the US federal government is putting $72 million toward strengthening its ...
Sanofi, GSK, CSL tapped to expand US bird flu vaccine supply
The companies will use the funds to fill vials and pre-filled syringes with stockpiled vaccine ingredients, aimed at raising ...
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CDC investigating Missouri bird flu cases to see if disease can spread between humans
A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases of avian ...
What’s next for avian flu? Genetic tests of California farmworkers could reveal viral evolution
Federal scientists are closely studying H5N1 genetic sequences from California dairy workers in search of any dangerous ...
Dozens of Zoo Tigers Die After Contracting Bird Flu in Vietnam
“The deaths of 47 tigers, three lions, and a panther at My Quynh Safari and Vuon Xoai Zoo amid Vietnam’s bird flu outbreak ...