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CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients
The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no ...
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H5N1 Pandemic Alert: CDC Warns of 9 Mutations in Bird Flu Virus Capable of Infecting Humans
The H5N1 virus has mutated meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better raising new questions about H5N1's pandemic ...
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In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...
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As more bird flu cases reach MI, infectious disease expert shares insights
Seven cases of H5N1 avian flu have been reported in Michigan since Dec. 16. The first case was discovered at a poultry ...
CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...
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Avian flu detected in wild birds and Suffolk County poultry farm
State officials are ramping up testing and urge farmers to strengthen biosecurity as efforts intensify to protect New York ...
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Bird Flu Spreads in the US: H5N1 Outbreak Hits Georgia Poultry Industry, CDC Share Prevention Tips
Highly infectious H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu virus has tightened its grip on the United States. For the first ...
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Increased biosecurity urged to protect birds from avian influenza
The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Division is again urging commercial poultry operations and backyard bird owners to increase biosecurity measures to protect their flocks from ...
As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...