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Covid lessons remain unlearned as avian flu infects cattle, hospitals say
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“If we get it wrong, there are some major implications,” Jetelina said. Before Covid-19, Farber predicted influenza would cause the next pandemic — and though he was wrong (Covid was caused ...
When did humans start getting the common cold?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe researchers estimate that the viruses' last common ancestor dated back approximately 700...before Homo sapiens emerged. They may have jumped from...
Opinion: Revenge of the factory farm animals
Idaho State Journal· 22 hours agoBird flu did not rate much media coverage for years when it only resulted in the mass killing of chickens to slow the spread of the virus, with 90 million being the latest figure in this country ...
Bird flu brings the US’ pandemic preparedness into focus
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA wave of bird flu has devastated poultry populations and spread to dairy cows in the US and led to...
Tufekci: This may be our last chance to halt bird flu in humans and we are blowing it
San Jose Mercury News· 3 days agoFederal authorities say the milk supply is safe, but this latest development raises troubling...
Why on Earth are we AGAIN collaborating with China to manipulate viruses?
New York Post· 2 days agoBut neither his identity nor his illness was disclosed until June 2023. Had he been...intentions” is...
Repealing Arizona's 1864 abortion law helps Republicans — a little
Politico· 2 days ago“This is not an organization that shows leadership, committed to protecting taxpayers’ funds or conducting research in an appropriate...outfit was not doing risky research, sometimes called ...
Hopkins breeds millions of mosquitoes — to stop them from killing you
The Baltimore Banner· 4 days agoA serial killer lurks behind a series of secured doors in a building on Johns Hopkins University’s...
America’s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off
The Atlantic· 4 days agoThe ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for. Although this...