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NIAID is 'on the ball' with H5N1 research, but gaps in bird flu prevention remain: experts
FierceBiotech· 4 days agoAgainst a backdrop of low-volume but growing concerns about bird flu, the National Institutes of...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
The Wenatchee World· 3 days agoIt’s not so funny, he said, when the currently stockpiled formulation against the H5N1 bird flu...
‘My whole skull was throbbing’: How it feels to survive bird flu
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt sounds like something out of a science fiction film but clade 2.3.4.4b, as the latest major...
First human case of H5N2 bird flu died from multiple factors: WHO
Medical Xpress· 7 days agoA man infected with H5N2 bird flu, the first confirmed human infection with the strain, died from...
Raw Milk Drinkers Could Increase the Risk of Another Pandemic
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSome people mistakenly think raw milk could protect against bird flu. Instead, they could infect...
USDA reports reveal biosecurity risks at H5N1-affected dairy farms
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 11 hours agoShared equipment and shared personnel working on multiple dairy farms are some of the main risk...
The bird flu outbreak has spread to humans — are we too late to prevent the next pandemic?
The Hill· 6 days agoWhy have only three human cases been confirmed? Mainly because state and federal authorities have...
Man Infected With H5N2 Bird Flu in Mexico Dies. Here's the Latest on the Virus
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days agoIt’s the first time any person has tested positive for H5N2 and the first time a person in Mexico has tested positive for an H5 bird flu virus. The patient ...
The Bird Flu Situation Is Starting to Get Scary
Slate via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSo far, H5N1 hasn’t been found circulating in pigs, which are more immunologically similar to humans than other livestock and harbor other flu strains...
An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are...
The Conversation· 2 days agoBird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new pandemic is imminent. This will require a major collective shift in the way we ...