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Sigh. I have been avoiding this in hopes that it would go away. But no. It’s here, and it will almost certainly get worse.

In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

It is also possible for people to get infected from contact with a sick cat, Troisi said. The situation with the virus is ...

Establishing an efficient testing system for bird flu is key, Mukherjee said, noting that the lack of such a system was a significant vulnerability during the early COVID-19 response. "We have ...

As bird flu continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. Experts says it ...

By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva Mandavilli covered the Covid-19 and mpox outbreaks, and has tracked the spread of H5N1 since 2003. When bird flu first struck dairy cattle a year ago, it seemed ...

If the bird flu reached similar prevalence to COVID-19, Americans may be up for an additional round of stimulus checks. Jessen Swider, certified veterinary technician and licensed rehabilitator ...

AJMC: There's been talk very recently of a quad-demic: flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and norovirus have all been surging as of late. In addition to the bird flu outbreak ...

In recent months, bird flu has started raising red flags among scientists and public health officials. Apoorva Mandavilli, a New York Times reporter who covers infectious diseases, explains why we ...

Novavax has a bird flu vaccine in clinical trials in addition to a COVID-19/influenza combination vaccine in late-stage trials. The Louisiana Department of Health on Monday reported the first ...

Bird flu cases are still rising in the U.S. as the virus continues to devastate poultry farms. More than 145 million chickens, ducks, turkeys and other fowl have been slaughtered across the United ...