Reports on the capability of the bird flu virus strain H5N1, which was taken from the Oita site in Japan, to infect humans. Virulence of the strain; Tests on the virus to relate cause of outbreaks in South Korea; Measures taken by the Japanese government to protect farmers....
"These are the first presumed human cases of H5 virus under investigation in Washington state," the state department of health said in a news release announcing the infections. "The cases took place at a farm that was the site of an avianinfluenzaoutbreak in chickens. About 800,000 birds we...
“The more widely the virus circulates, particularly infections in humans and other mammals, the higher the risk that the virus will acquire mutations that adapt the virus for human disease and transmission,”James Lawler, director of the University of Ne...
has issued conditional approval for a bird flu vaccine for use in chickens. There have been at least 68 confirmed cases of bird flu among humans since 2024, according to the CDC. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder joins to discuss the state of the virus in birds and humans....
Bird flu cases in humans now total 13 in U.S. The number of confirmed human infections with the bird flu virus associated with the ongoing outbreak in dairy cattle has risen to 13, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday, as itconfirmed three additional cases in Colo...
Bird flu reportedly prompts another raw milk recall Dec. 14, 2024 But as we have seen withother influenza strains, the virus continues to evolve. There have been reports of humans beinginfected without a clear animal contact. A research paper this month reported thatH5N1 is now just one mutat...
Chemotherapy for an immune system disorder might also be effective in treating people infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu, scientists suggest. With bird flu's 50% mortality rate in humans, the possibility of resistance to antiviral treatments, no d
That risk is particularly enhanced with H5N1, Miller explained, because it’s “an influenza type A virus, and they can change drastically if they merge with another type of flu that can spread in humans.” This sort of human outbreak occurs every 10 to 15 years, Schaffner said, noting th...
Five new human cases of H5N1 bird flu have been detected in California. Oregon’s first known human case has been confirmed. Authorities say all cases were transmitted from animals to humans; there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission. ...
Two people have tested positive for avian influenza after being exposed to cows thought to be infected with the virus