New Bird Flu Strain Emerges In Nevada Dairy Cattle, Sparking Pandemic Concerns
A new variant of the H5N1 bird flu — the same one that led to the death of a Louisiana man — has for first the first time ...
Trump taps new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows
President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White ...
Professor: Human-to-human passing of bird flu could lead to fifth pandemic in 100 years
Cases in avian influenza, better known as bird flu, are continuing to rise nationwide. In New York, the virus has primarily ...
Bird flu outbreak: Can America protect farmworkers and prevent a pandemic?
The killings of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont last week, a state’s witness in California, and a pair of senior citizens in ...
Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information
Veterinarians and public health officials say this and other information frozen in the “immediate pause” on communication ...
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened ...
US dodged a bird flu pandemic thanks to eggs and dumb luck—with spread of new strain, will Americans get lucky again?
In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian ...
Can You Get Bird Flu From Drinking Milk? What to Know as Cows Are Infected
Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the ...
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New Bird Flu Strain in Nevada Dairy Cows Sparks Pandemic Fears
Nevada dairy cattle infected with a new bird flu strain, Type A H5N1 D1.1, raising concerns of multiple transmission channels ...
Trump Team Taps Bird Flu Expert to Lead Pandemic Response Unit
The Trump administration has chosen Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top US health and security official, to lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, people ...
Could the Bird Flu Become Airborne?
Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.