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Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others. Scientists want to know why
San Francisco Chronicle· 44 minutes agoIn the last two years, bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic...
Pasteurization may not clear bird flu virus from heavily infected milk
Reuters via AOL· 6 hours agoIn raw milk samples spiked with high amounts of bird flu virus, small amounts of infectious virus...
WHO acknowledges bird flu patient in Mexico died of other medical conditions
ABC News· 3 hours agoThe World Health Organization confirmed Friday that Mexican authorities believe the man with a rare...
CDC warns of ‘dual mutant’ flu strain that could evade antiviral drugs: ‘Need to closely monitor’
Fox News· 11 hours agoDetails about the two strains, I223V and S247N, were published in the journal Emerging Infectious...
Can Bird Flu Survive in Milk?
Time via Yahoo News· 49 minutes agoMunster notes, for example, that the effectiveness of pasteurization is both time and dose dependent, meaning the milk needs to be treated for a specific amount of time, and that milk containing ...
CDC tracking drug-resistant flu strains – and more
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMedical Watch Digest for June 14 CDC Tracking Drug-Resistant Flu Strains The CDC is tracking two drug resistant flu strains. They are mutations of the...
Drug-resistant "dual mutant" flu strains now being tracked in U.S., CDC says
CBS News· 2 days agoAn analysis of the new H1N1 flu viruses with these two concerning mutations – which scientists call...
Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus
Business Insider· 2 days agoThis story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start...
Rare drug-resistant flu variant identified in the US, CDC says
WEVV Evansville· 30 minutes agoInfluenza viruses are constantly changing, but this variant has two concerning mutations in places that could lower the effectiveness of treatment with oseltamivir phosphate, known by the brand ...
Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Toddler Infected With Another Strain—Second Human Case In India
Forbes· 2 days agoHere’s the latest news about a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that started in 2020, and recently...