Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.
What Does First U.S. Bird Flu Death Tell Experts about Disease Severity?
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild
How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen people had confirmed diagnoses, and six of them died. Since then, there have been sporadic cases around the world—but no large outbreaks.
How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low
Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
The time for urgency, the experts say, is now.
Bird Flu Has Been Found In All 50 States—Health Experts Recommend Taking These Safety Precautions
We asked public health and industry experts to break down the risks that bird flu presents to our food supply.
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With bird flu still affecting egg prices, brunch in L.A. may soon cost more
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California child is presumed positive for bird flu
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2 children have died from seasonal flu in Chicago, health officials report
This announcement from the Chicago Department of Public Health comes as respiratory viruses continue to spread across the ...
As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025?
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Protection zone in place after bird flu outbreak
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Recent record flu cases in Japan overwhelm hospitals, drugmakers
Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 ...
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Households hit by respiratory and stomach viruses as Flu, RSV surge
As the winter season intensifies, households across Acadiana are grappling with a rise in upper respiratory illnesses, ...