A human case of bird flu has recently been detected in England. This news comes just days after restrictions were put in place to curb the virus's spread among wild birds and poultry in England and Scotland.
Jan 30, 2025
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COVID-19 continues to be a threat to America's health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests.
Jan 29, 2025
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The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused around 50 million deaths, and its impact was so severe that global life expectancy fell ...
Jan 28, 2025
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The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in the US since the disease arrived in 2022. More than 5 million egg-laying chickens died in the first ...
Jan 27, 2025
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On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird flu, in California, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 67.
Jan 20, 2025
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A single 40-mg dose of the antiviral drug suraxavir marboxil significantly shortened flu symptom resolution time in male patients aged 5–65, according to research led by the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in China. Intriguingly, ...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-approved immunization schedules for children and adolescents and for adults for 2025 have been published in the Jan. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Jan 17, 2025
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A commercial flock of broiler chickens on the Eastern Shore has tested positive for H5N1, or bird flu.
Jan 17, 2025
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President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines against emerging biothreats and said it was accelerating bird flu testing, as fears of another pandemic ...
Jan 16, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in China, have discovered an antibody-like molecule that can protect mice from various influenza viruses. The findings could pave the way ...
Jan 9, 2025
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