Bird flu strain that just jumped to cows infects dairy worker in Nevada
A dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu—genotype D1.1—that has newly spilled over to cows, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.
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First Human H5N1 Death in the United States — Just the Beginning?
The D1.1 strain of H5N1, now spreading in dairy herds, has a mutation that enhances replication in mammals. Could this be a ...
Nevada dairy worker infected with new bird flu strain becomes state's first human case
A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza.
H5N1 is spreading. America is not ready.
New infections in animals should heighten concern of human H5N1.
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As bird flu spreads, feds might undercut states by firing scientists, removing data
As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of federal scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the virus ...
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The Latest on Egg Prices and a Bird Flu Vaccine in Jeopardy
The CDC has sequenced bird flu viruses from people in Nevada and Wyoming, and the Trump Administration has released a ...
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Previously Undiscovered Cases of Avian Flu in Veterinarians Are Worrisome
The discovery of silent H5N1 infections in unexpected populations, the emergence of new variants, and its potential to evolve ...
New York Magazine3d
Can Anything Stop Bird Flu?
Bird flu. With that diagnosis in mind, one of Russo’s colleagues tried to get some bovine samples tested for H5N1, but the ...
CDC Posts First Bird Flu Update Since Trump Took Office
The CDC posted a bird flu update to the health agency’s website on Wednesday, the first since President Donald Trump took ...