Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished. The data appear to have been mistakenly...
The latest CDC tracking data on bird flu suggests the virus may be spreading undetected among humans. Dr. Celine Gounder has the latest.
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California accounts for the largest share of human bird flu cases in the country, with 37 confirmed infections. Washington has recorded 11 cases, and Colorado 10, CDC data show. Across the United States,more than 900 dairy herds in 16 stateshave been infected since...
One of the studies would reveal whether veterinarians who treat cattle have been unknowingly infected by the bird flu virus. Another report documents cases in which people carrying the virus might have infected their pet cats. The studies were slated to appear in the official journal of the Cent...
Is bird flu spreading among humans undetected? The latest CDC tracking data on bird flu suggests the virus may be spreading undetected among humans. Dr. Celine Gounder has the latest. Feb 17 02:54 RFK Jr. is sworn in, but can he "Make America Healthy Again"?
Blood samples showed evidence of past bird flu infections in veterinarians despite the doctors never reporting symptoms or knowing they had been exposed, a newfederal reportpublished Thursday afternoon shows. The findings suggest there could be people and animals with bird flu infections ...
Single mutation in H5N1 bird flu virus may make it more infectious to humans, study finds Santora said family members of the child were also tested for flu, but all were negative. The child, who did not have classic flu symptoms, has since recovered. ...
The article highlights the detection of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cattle in the U.S. and the confirmed human infection in a farm worker in Texas, U.S. underscoring the need for clinicians to consider H5N1 bird flu in individuals with respiratory symptoms who have had contact with birds or ...