H5N1 Bird Flu Concerns Grow. Are COVID-19 Mistakes Being Repeated?
The recent appearance of the H5N1 bird flu in pigs does raise viral reassortment concerns. Here's what we know about this highly pathogenic avian influenza virus so far.
WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 bird flu among animals
A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for evidence of infection with H5N1 bird flu in order to curb its spread. The official also urged stronger efforts to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus to new species of animals and to humans.
UK buys 5 million bird flu vaccine shots to prepare for H5N1 pandemic
Britain has secured five million doses of H5 bird flu vaccine to prepare for a possible global pandemic, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced today.
Concerns over potential bird flu pandemic 5 years after first known COVID-19 cases in China
December marks five years since Chinese authorities informed the WHO about a growing number of patients in the country experiencing pneumonia-like symptoms from an unknown sickness. This was the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The spread of H5N1 bird flu among animals and the growing possibility of a pandemic
The developing avian influenza panzootic and the growing possibility of a pandemic bring to the fore the existential questions for humanity of climate change and the destruction of public health, both of which must be stopped in order to control the growing threats.
UK Moves to Protect Against Bird Flu with Human H5 Vaccine Stockpile
The UK is preparing over five million doses of an H5 influenza vaccine to counter any future bird flu pandemic. While the H5N1 strain currently shows no evidence of human-to-human
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Bird Flu Outbreak In US: WHO Steps Up Surveillance For H5N1 Virus Spread
WHO along with the partnership of World Organization for Animal Health and Food and Agriculture Organization has decided to ...
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
Small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in recent years ...
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Strengthening Surveillance Against H5N1: A Global Call
The World Health Organization is urging enhanced animal surveillance to curb the H5N1 bird flu spread. This includes ...
Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’
Scientists are warning about the continued transmission of dangerous H5N1 bird flu, saying that the virus is more widespread ...
H5N1 found in raw milk – the same drink promoted by America’s next health chief
Live traces of H5N1 bird flu have been found in batches of raw milk sold at retail stores across California, state regulators ...
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First Bird Flu Detected In A Child In US, WHO Calls For Increased Survelliance
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was ...
WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 among animals
A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for H5N1 bird flu in order to ...
There's only one continent without the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain. The approach might make Australia a 'world leader'
Australia's surveillance of bird flu has been described as a possible "model" to follow globally, with the spread of the H5N1 ...