So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble said Thursday that the state Department of Health is not yet able to determine whether the specimen collected last week ...

The US CDC is on high alert as 46 human cases of H5 bird flu are reported, with outbreaks in wild birds, poultry, and even dairy cows. While the risk to the public remains low, the growing number of ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

Changes in what we farm and eat can reduce the ways viruses jump from animals to humans, an internal medicine doctor says.

With 46 U.S. cases and alarming signs of the virus crossing species, experts warn of unpredictable risks if human-to-human ...

Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, ... Aug. 19, 2024 — The ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a serious respiratory illness that is easily spread from person to person. While anyone can get the flu, some people are at increased risk for developing ...

"Flu signs and symptoms usually come on suddenly." Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the Healgen Scientific's Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test for home use ...

A bird flu virus has jumped one species closer to a ... But there has been no sign of sustained human-to-human transmission. Pigs could change that. Meet the first infected pig The US Department ...