US Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans

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The U.S. dodged a bird flu pandemic nearly 70 years ago. Can we do it again?
By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...
Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount ...
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People
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CDC MMWR Back After 2 Week Halt But Without H5N1 Bird Flu Studies
For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's MMWR was halted for two week. On February 6, there were two new MMWR studies but nothing on the H5N1 bird flu.
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