MIT Technology Review3h
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 ...
New Scientist15h
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 ...
Can Bird Flu be transmitted through eggs, dairy, or poultry? A food safety expert explains
As bird flu cases crop up across the country, here's what a food safety expert wants you to know about getting the virus from ...
KUT13h
Bird flu has reached Austin's wildlife. Here's what you need to know.
One U.S. person, a Louisiana resident, has died after contracting bird flu since the beginning of 2024. There have been ...
Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were ...
Illinois doctor warns pet owners about bird flu risks
With cases of the H5N1 bird flu rising among animals in Illinois, experts are urging pet owners to take extra precautions to ...
As bird flu concerns grow, Alberta researchers hope to launch wastewater monitoring for livestock
Alberta researchers are working to expand wastewater surveillance into the agriculture sector in an effort to identify early ...
New Research Suggests People Have 'Standby' Cells Ready to Fight Bird Flu
New research led by La Jolla Institute for Immunology scientists on the H5N1 virus, or “bird flu,” suggests that many people ...