Nationally, this avian flu sickened at least 66 people in 2024, mostly dairy farmworkers who came in contact with diseased ...
An expert says the cases of avian influenza detected so far among workers doesn't warrant making a vaccine yet.
PHAC has increased its risk assessment for avian flu, saying, while the risk remains low for the general public, the ...
vaccines offer great potential to mitigate a future pandemic. Influenza A(H5N1) is classified as a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that predominately affects wild birds and poultry.
Another dangerous strain of flu has claimed a life and Georgia’s numbers continue to climb. There’s no vaccine, so what can ...
More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of ...
Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.
Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...
With several poultry farms in Ontario under quarantine due to avian flu outbreaks recently, residents in Ontario may be wondering if it’s safe to eat eggs and chicken. As of Jan. 8, as many as 138,000 ...
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...
Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor ...