Bird flu is responsible for the death of more than 166 million birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu may be at a record high, but without a complete report, it's unclear whether it's going to lead to a spike in hospitalizations and deaths, experts say.
Three bovine veterinary practitioners had evidence prior infection with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza despite having no apparent contact with infected cows, according to a study published in MMWR.
In response to updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HNL Lab Medicine will begin subtyping all positive influenza A samples from hospitalized patients to detect H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
With bird flu cases on the rise, HNL Lab Medicine is responding. Because of updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HNL Lab Medicine will begin subtyping all positive influenza A samples from hospitalized patients to detect H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
Three bovine veterinarians had undetected H5N1 avian influenza infections despite no apparent contact with infected cows, suggesting that there may be U.S. states with unidentified positive cases of bird flu,
In response to updated CDC recommendations, HNL Lab Medicine will begin subtyping all positive influenza A samples from hospitalized patients to detect H5N1
In a report published earlier this year, the CDC says there have been rare instances over the last decade where bird flu viruses have spread from mammals to people. Examples inclu
Avian influenza poses a low risk to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, but officials in Pennsylvania are not taking chances as cases appear in other states.
Eggs are disappearing from store shelves due to shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak, but never fear — the eggs used to make the flu vaccine are safe. That’s because eggs used for vaccine manufacturing come from isolated flocks that are kept safe from disease,
More than 160 million birds have been culled during the bird-flu outbreak that started in 2022. So why is the U.S. not vaccinating chickens?