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Fourth Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, but CDC Says Public Risk Still Low
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, a fourth case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in another dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday....
U.S. Government to Pay Moderna $176 Million to Develop mRNA Flu Vaccine
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – U.S. health officials announced Tuesday that the federal government will pay Moderna $176 million to speed development of a pandemic flu vaccine based on mRNA technology....
FDA Study Shows Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu in Milk
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – As bird flu continues to spread among U.S. dairy cows, reassuring new government research finds the pasteurization process widely used in the industry effectively kills all...
Bird Flu Virus Stays Active on Cow Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – The spread of H5N1 avian flu to dairy cows has health experts and many Americans on edge, and now a new study finds the virus stays viable on milking equipment for at least...
Simple Paper-Strip Test Might Spot Flu, and Which Type You Have
TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 – A simple and inexpensive paper strip test could help diagnose a case of the flu, and even identify the influenza strain that caused it, a new study finds. The test can...
'Dual Mutant' Seasonal Flu Virus Could Make Some Treatments Ineffective
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 – Two human cases of "dual mutant" strains of H1N1 flu have been reported by U.S. health officials. Unfortunately, the genetic changes appear to render the leading flu...
With Bird Flu a Threat, FDA Asks Some States to Curb Sales of Raw Milk
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday asked states to work harder to protect the public from the risks of raw milk as a bird flu outbreak continues to spread among...
Patient in Mexico Dies From First Known Human Infection of H5N2 Strain of Bird Flu
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – A 59-year-old person in Mexico is the first human in the world known to be infected with the H5N2 strain of avian flu, and the patient died of complications linked to the...
U.S. Will Make Millions of Bird Flu Vaccines This Summer
MONDAY, June 3, 2024 – As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans. Since...
CDC Reports Third Dairy Worker Infected With Bird Flu, Risk to Public Remains 'Low'
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, there's been a third case of H5N1 avian flu confirmed in a dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. The...
Vaccines Will Be Best Defense Against Bird Flu, Experts Say
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Humanity’s best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new study says. The H5N1 avian flu has been raging through cattle and poultry i...
Bird Flu Spotted in Alpacas for First Time
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – Bird flu has been detected for the first time in alpacas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in...
Scientists Developing mRNA-Based Vaccine Against H5N1 Bird Flu
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – An experimental mRNA vaccine against the H5N1 avian flu is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in lab animals, researchers report. The vaccine could help...
Bird Flu Found in Beef Tissue; Officials Say It Did Not Enter Food Supply
TUESDAY, May 28 – Bird flu virus has been detected in beef tissue from a sick dairy cow, but U.S. health officials stressed the country's meat supply remains safe. In an update issued Friday, the...
Nations Fail to Agree on Treaty on Preventing Next Pandemic
TUESDAY, May 24, 2024 – Following two years of tough negotiations, efforts to craft a global treaty to help countries fight future pandemics have failed, the World Health Organization has...
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