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CDC tracking drug-resistant flu strains
The Hill· 7 hours agoThe CDC published the new information in its Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, where it said the mutations, called I223V and S247N, are of public ...
The World Got Lucky With the Previous Flu Pandemic
The Atlantic· 6 days agoOf the known flu pandemics, 2009’s took the fewest lives; during the H1N1 pandemic that preceded it, which began in 1918, a flu virus infected an...
WHO confirms rare human case of bird flu infection in India
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe four-year-old reportedly had “exposure to poultry at home and in the surroundings”. Bird flu is...
Drug-resistant "dual mutant" flu strains now being tracked in U.S., CDC says
CBS News· 1 day agoAn analysis of the new H1N1 flu viruses with these two concerning mutations – which scientists call...
Today in History: Swine flu declared global pandemic
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2024. On June 11, 2009, with swine flu reported in more than 70 nations, the World Health ...
African swine fever: are there better ways to manage the disease than Italy’s mass pig culls? -...
EconoTimes· 18 hours agoFrancesco Lollobrigida, who has held this position since October 2022, is a lawyer who cut his teeth on politics at the neo-fascist party Italian Social Movement before joining Fratelli d'Italia ...
An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are...
EconoTimes· 18 hours agoBird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. This...
Bird flu has killed dozens of cats across the world. Is your kitty at risk?
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor years, experts have warned that if bird flu made its way to pigs, it could be time to press the...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
The Columbian· 5 days ago“It’s almost comical to be using a 1940s technology for a 21st-century pandemic,” said Rick Bright, who led the Health and Human Services Department’s Biomedical Advanced ...
Farmworkers Face High-Risk Exposures to Bird Flu, but Testing Isn't Reaching Them | KQED
KQED· 4 days agoFarmworkers rarely do that because many lack health insurance and paid sick leave, said Elizabeth...