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How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be?
The Atlantic· 2 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 ...
First human death in Mexico from H5N2 influenza strain adds to bird flu anxiety
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoScientists are scrambling to understand the rapidly evolving bird flu situation in North America, as...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoEven a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They...
Man Dies After H5N2 Bird Flu Infection. Here’s How It Differs From H5N1
Forbes· 3 days agoA new strain of bird flu, H5N2, was just identified in Mexico City, following the death of a...
New molecular therapy by Scripps Research could stop many strains of the flu
KPBS San Diego· 6 days ago“That’s one of the issues with vaccines is that they’re so specific that sometimes they miss the mark if we’re infected with another strain of the virus,” said Wolan, a scientist ...
A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another |...
Chattanooga Times Free Press· 9 hours agoThe mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different type at U.S. dairy farms, experts say. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEXICO ...
The Hunt for Virus Treatments Continues Post Covid-19
Digital Journal· 2 days ago(NASDAQ: AEMD), a medical therapeutic company focused on developing products to treat cancer and life-threatening infectious diseases. The threat of viruses is back in the news with multiple ...
If pigs get bird flu, we could be in for a real nightmare
telegraphherald.com· 3 days agoThe bird flu outbreak among dairy cows continues to generate alarm, despite reassuring news that pasteurized milk is unlikely to infect anyone with H5N1. Pigs “are the perfect ...
First Ever Human Case Of H5N2 Bird Flu Leads To Death In Mexico
IFLScience· 3 days agoA man in Mexico has died after contracting the first lab-confirmed human infection with H5N2 bird ...
New U.S. Rules for Dangerous Pathogen Research, Explained
AOL· 6 days agoWhen the next pandemic hits, we may be better prepared—in no small part thanks to a recent win for science policy. On May 6, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced ...