New Flu Strain Makes Health Experts NervousHelen Branswell
New Strain of Bird Flu Is Detected in a Nevada Dairy Worker, CDC Says More Uncredited FILE - This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (ye...
The days of medical masks at airports and widespread panic may be coming back—that's because at least 12 humans are believed to have been infected with a new strain of swine flu that's not covered by this season's vaccine. The new swine flu strain, H3N2v, has shown at least some po...
A person in the UK has been diagnosed with a strain of flu similar to viruses spreading in pigs. Sky News looks at what we know so far about this case and the particular strain of flu.
New strain of flu found in China has potential to become a pandemic, scientists warn 09:30 a.m. London time: Scientists have identified a new strain of flu carried by pigs in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic. ...
China announced the first known cases on March 31, sparking concern among experts worldwide because it was the first time the strain of bird flu has been known to infect humans. They fear the virus could mutate in a way that allows it to spread easily among people, but so far there has...
21, according to the official Xinhua news agency, up from Friday's 16. The death toll was unchanged from Friday, Xinhua said. The latest was a 55-year-old male working in the live poultry trade in the Chinese province of Anhui who began exhibiting flu symptoms on March 28, Xinhua said...
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The detection comes as the nation continues to battle a growing outbreak of another, more common bird flu strain, H5N1, which is rapidly spreading acrosspoultry farmsandinfected dairy cows. While H5N9 is not currently considered a serious threat to humans, experts warn that more mutations could...
The D1.1 version of the virus was linked to the first U.S. death tied to bird flu and to asevere illnessin Canada. A person in Louisiana died in January after developing severe respiratory symptoms following contact with wild and backyard birds.In British Columbia,a teen girl was hospitalize...