CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps Bird flu continues to appear to pose a "low risk to the general public" for now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the agency's scientists ran into roadblocks investigating a ... 05/4/2024 - 12:43 pm | View Link
New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus In the new study, the researchers collected samples containing virus from 26 dairy farms in eight states. Cows are not typically susceptible to this type of influenza, but H5N1 appears to have ... 05/3/2024 - 9:31 am | View Link
CDC’s top flu scientist says the risk to the public from H5N1 is low, but she isn’t sleeping well. Here’s why Vivien Dugan, director of the flu division at the CDC, is helping to lead the national response to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in cows. 05/3/2024 - 6:38 am | View Link
There's been only one human case of bird flu in this outbreak. Are we missing others? Officially, only one person has caught bird flu during the current outbreak among dairy cattle, but experts are hearing of others getting sick. The U.S. doesn't have an easy to way to detect cases. 05/2/2024 - 3:46 pm | View Link
US bird flu outbreak spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply. 05/1/2024 - 2:11 am | View Link