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Bird flu suddenly got serious in 2024, infecting dozens of people
Cattle herds across the US caught bird flu this year Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A…
H5N1 bird flu is closer to gaining pandemic potential than we thought
A highly infectious strain of bird flu has been circulating worldwide since 2020 ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images…
Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans
Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it’s now adapting to humans Vuk Valcic//SOPA…
Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado
Farm workers exposed to infected dairy cattle have been found to carry bird flu antibodies Helen King/Getty Images…
Bird flu infects a pig in the US, potentially raising risks to humans
Every time H5N1 infects a mammal, it has a chance to develop mutations that make it more transmissible…
France slashed bird flu outbreaks by vaccinating ducks
A duck getting its flu jab at a French farm in November 2023 Shutterstock/Leitenberger Photography France would have…
Bird Flu Fears Stoke the Race for an mRNA Flu Vaccine
It isn’t necessarily obvious what part of a flu virus any potential mRNA vaccine should aim for. “You…
Bird flu virus that infected a person in Missouri had a rare mutation
Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact…
Why we still don't know exactly how bird flu is spreading between cows
Early evidence suggests that a bird flu virus called H5N1 may be infecting dairy cows through contaminated milking…
Bird flu has hit US cows but tracking efforts fall woefully short
Bird flu is now in US dairy herds mladenbalinovac/Getty Images Public health experts warn not enough is being…