Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
Oregon confirms its first human bird flu case, the latest in dozens of cases in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the ...
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High rates of bird flu trigger new CDC recommendations
So far, there have been 52 confirmed cases of avian influenza, commonly referred to as the "bird flu," in humans in 2024. Two of the infected patients have been in Missouri.
The Washington Post24d
Bird flu did not spread between humans in Missouri, tests show
Testing showed a Missouri bird flu patient did not infect the people around them, federal health officials said Thursday, a sign that the virus is not spreading among humans in a dreaded scenario ...
CNN24d
Blood tests confirm a second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals, but questions remain
Blood tests of several people who were in contact with a patient in Missouri who caught H5N1 bird flu without any known exposure to infected animals reveal that at least one of them — a person ...
The New York Times25d
As Bird Flu Spreads, Additional Human Infection Is Reported in Missouri
By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes A Missouri resident who shared a home with a patient hospitalized with bird flu in August was also infected with the virus, federal officials reported on ...
Ars Technica24d
Bird flu hit a dead end in Missouri, but it’s running rampant in California
As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread wildly among California dairy herds and farmworkers, federal health officials on Thursday offered some relatively good news about Missouri: The wily avian ...
NBC Los Angeles24d
Missouri bird flu patient didn't spread the virus to others, CDC says
NBC Universal, Inc. The bird flu virus hasn’t yet spread from person to person, the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Bird Flu Outbreak: Do Human Cases Mean Future Lockdowns?
With 46 U.S. cases and alarming signs of the virus crossing species, experts warn of unpredictable risks if human-to-human ...
STAT25d
CDC testing suggests Missouri did not see a cluster of bird flu cases
Blood testing conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that one person in Missouri with no known exposure to cattle or poultry contracted H5N1 bird flu in August ...
ABC News24d
Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigation
Health officials say there’s no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection NEW YORK -- Health officials said Thursday that there's no ...
Washington Examiner24d
No human-to-human transmission of bird flu in mysterious Missouri situation: CDC
“To date, human-to-human spread of H5 bird flu has not been identified in the United States,” CDC officials said in a medical press release on the Missouri situation. “CDC believes the ...
Cases of the bird flu are seeing an uptick in Texas and beyond. Here's what to know
Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...