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Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia. The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) ...
Moderna Receives $590M From HHS To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird...
CDC: Another Human Bird Flu Case Brings Total to 67
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed another case of avian influenza A(H5N1), or bird flu, in California, bringing the nationwide total...
CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms, as the...
CDC Confirms Another Human Bird Flu Case, Bringing Total to 67
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human H5N1 avian flu case – otherwise known as bird flu – in California on Thursday, bringing...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Million Chickens in U.S., Driving Egg Prices Sky-High
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – A deadly bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc on U.S. chicken farms, claiming the lives of over 20 million egg-laying chickens last quarter, marking the worst impact on...
Tragic Pet Cat Deaths Linked to Bird Flu in Raw Milk
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – A California man's tragic story highlights the growing risks associated with bird flu infections in domestic animals. Joseph Journell of San Bernadino lost two of his beloved...
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus. The patient who, "was over...
Human A(H5N1) Cases Generally Have Mild Illness, With Short Duration
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The A(H5N1) virus generally causes mild illness of short duration, mainly among U.S. adults exposed to infected animals, according to a study published online Dec. 31 in the...
Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a steady rise in human cases...
Weight-Loss Drugs, Wily Viruses, Abortion Pill Under Attack: The Top Health Stories of 2024
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study...
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, reported recently in a hospitalized patient in...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary, Causing Quarantine
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – A devastating bird flu outbreak has killed 20 big cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash. The deaths, which...
Influenza Vaccine Effective Against Severe Illness in Children
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 – Influenza vaccine is effective for preventing severe influenza illness among children, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Kelsey M. Sumner,...
Northwest Naturals Pet Food Linked to Bird Flu in Cat, Issues Recall
THURSDAY, Dec. 26, 2024 – A batch of pet food has been voluntarily recalled nationwide after a cat in Oregon died of bird flu, an illness state officials linked to contaminated food. The recall,...