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 ...
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Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...
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Louisiana health officials report first fatal case of H5N1 bird flu in the US. Here's the latest update
A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in ...
First bird flu death in the U.S.: Here’s what you need to know about the virus
On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...
Avian influenza found at Ottawa County poultry facilities. What we know
Officials find dangerous virus for first time in 2025 at pair of commercial poultry facilities. All birds will be killed.
First US bird flu death reported: What you need to know about H5N1 in Oklahoma
There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1.
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Human protein MxA restricts H5N1, but virus mutations raise alarms
Human MxA protein suppresses mammalian H5N1 virus replication, but emerging mutations may enable partial evasion, raising ...
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Weather, migratory activity affecting H5N1 spread
An animal disease specialist says the recent uptick in avian influenza outbreaks is in part due to the milder winter weather.
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Officials assess threat of H5N1 avian flu
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as ...
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized weeks ago in critical condition ...
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Predicting H5N1 disease severity based on T cell responses
New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that many people already have immune cells ...
T cells may offer some protection in an H5N1 'spillover' scenario
New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that many people already have immune cells ...