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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 ...
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoEven a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs. They...
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...
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...
Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn't reaching them
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoFarmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of...
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 molecular therapy by Scripps Research could stop many strains of the flu
KPBS San Diego· 6 days agoThe flu is a viral chameleon, changing shape so fast it’s hard for vaccines to keep up. Chemical biologist Dennis Wolan said creating a seasonal flu vaccine ...
Anthony Fauci faces questions during contentious COVID-19 hearing in the House
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHe also helped oversee the U.S. response to other health crises, including Ebola, Zika, and swine ...
Today in History: June 11, more than 80 killed at Le Mans auto race
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2024. On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the ...
A Hopeful New Way to Pursue Racial Equity
The Chronicle of Philanthropy· 3 days agoThe nationally renowned civil-liberties scholar (who spells his name all lowercase) had been picked to lead the Haas Diversity Research Center, which was divided into clusters, each of which ...