Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
In its announcement this week of the first human death from bird flu in the United States, health officials in Louisiana were quick to note that the patient was over age 65 and “reported to have underlying medical conditions.
What health experts believe will happen with bird flu in 2025
In the nearly nine months since the first human case of bird flu was detected in the United States, the virus has continued to spread. The outbreak infected hundreds of herds and millions of birds before it spread to humans.
US Urged To Do More To Fight Bird Flu After First Death
The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic -- particularly ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.
How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen people had confirmed diagnoses, and six of them died. Since then, there have been sporadic cases around the world—but no large outbreaks.
Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S. Here’s What to Know About the Virus
The death of a Louisiana resident who was over the age of 65 signals that future H5N1 infections are not guaranteed to be mild, health experts say
The First US Bird Flu Death Is a Stark Warning
A Louisiana patient is the first person in the United States to die as a result of H5N1 infection. One expert likens what happens next to Russian roulette.
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition with severe respiratory illness.
How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms 1st death
How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird flu mortality rate and who is at risk.
First bird flu death in the United States is reported
The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When someone dies from the bird flu—as an elderly Louisiana man did on Jan. 6,
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a new virus that was sending people to the hospital with respiratory infections.
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Bird flu cases are making a comeback in 2025. What’s Pennsylvania’s plan?
The Pennsylvania Farm Show welcomes birds for the first time since 2022. While there are no reported commercial or backyard ...
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Bird flu case confirmed in Oakland County by Michigan Dept of Agriculture
FOX 2 - A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a backyard flock from Oakland County, the state ...
Can You Get Bird Flu From Grocery Store Eggs? A Safety Expert Explains
As bird flu cases crop up across the country, here's what a food safety expert wants you to know about getting the virus from ...
Biosecurity key to containing spread of bird flu, University of Arkansas expert says
For most of 2024, Arkansas was spared from the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, HPAI, also known as bird flu. In ...
How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic
The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a handful of states. Now at least 875 herds across 16 states have tested positive.
San Bernardino County man says his cats died after drinking raw milk contaminated with bird flu
With concern over the bird flu continuing to mount across the country, one Inland Empire man says that his beloved pets fell ...