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CDC confirms First H5 bird flu death in U.S.

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.

CNN on MSN · 1d

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.

Time on MSN · 21h

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,

Bird flu detected in wild bird within Austin-Travis County

KUT · 12h

Bird flu has reached Austin's wildlife. Here's what you need to know.

One U.S. person, a Louisiana resident, has died after contracting bird flu since the beginning of 2024. There have been around 950 confirmed cases of bird flu in humans internationally since 2003, and around half those people have died, according to World Health Organization data.

Yahoo · 1d

Bird flu detected in wild bird within Austin-Travis County: APH

Bird flu has been detected in dead birds found in the Austin area earlier this month, says Austin Public Health.

WNCT · 15h

Case of Bird Flu confirmed in Hyde County

A commercial operation in Hyde County has tested positive for Bird Flu. This is the first case of the disease in commercial poultry in North Carolina since Feb. of 2024.

MIT Technology Review3h

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 ...

New Scientist14h

How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?

The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the general public still remains low ...

phillyvoice.com1d

As bird flu spreads, how worried should pet owners be about their animal contracting the virus?

While the risk of a domesticated cat getting infected is small, veterinarians say to keep it indoors and avoid feeding it raw ...

It’s time to pay attention to the bird flu

Today we’re examining a concerning development in the spread of bird flu in the US. But first: Even though Peter Yarrow ...

Times Republican6h

Avian bird flu continues to have local impact

Avian influenza (bird flu) is impacting wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in U.S. poultry and dairy cows, with human ...

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11 Oakland Co. residents monitored after flock infected with H5N1 bird flu; 2 people sick

Last month, state health officials detected bird flu in a backyard flock in Jackson County, plus two commercial poultry ...

Philippines reports outbreak of H5N2 bird flu among backyard ducks

The Philippines reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu among backyard ducks, the World Organisation for ...

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CDC confirms First H5 bird flu death in U.S.

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