US to double emergency bird flu vaccines
US to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more people, herds become infected
Federal officials plan to double the stockpile of emergency bird flu vaccines as they identify more people infected with the disease. Three manufacturers were awarded $72 million to increase pandemic preparedness including against avian influenza, officials announced in a Friday morning briefing.
The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine
As more farm workers get sick with avian influenza, the US federal government is putting $72 million toward strengthening its vaccine stockpile.
Two California farm workers test positive for bird flu
Two California farm workers have tested positive for bird flu, federal health officials said Thursday, marking the first two human cases of the virus in the state.
First Human Cases of Bird Flu in California Confirmed
Two individuals have been diagnosed after separate exposures to infected dairy cows, raising the nationwide total of human cases to 16.
US provides $72M to vaccine manufacturers to advance bird flu shot preparedness
There are currently no recommendations for anyone to be vaccinated against bird flu and federal health officials note this is being done out of "an abundance of caution."
As Bird Flu Spreads, Two New Cases Diagnosed in California
Both patients were dairy workers whose illnesses were mild. Investigators are continuing to evaluate the contacts of a Missouri patient who had no exposure to animals.
Why fears of human-to-human bird flu spread in Missouri are overblown
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Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
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Possible human bird flu case in Kern County being investigated
Kern County Public Health announced an ongoing investigation Saturday into a person who possibly came in contact with a cow ...
Dozens of zoo tigers die after catching bird flu in southern Vietnam
Bird flu caused the deaths of nearly two dozen tigers and a panther in a zoo in southern Vietnam officials said ...
Bird flu kills 47 tigers, 3 lions and a panther in Vietnam zoos, state media reports
The World Health Organization says there have been increasing reports of deadly outbreaks among mammals caused by influenza ...
Kern County investigates potential bird flu case in local dairy worker
Kern County Public Health announced there is an ongoing investigation into a person who potentially had contact with cattle ...
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H5N1 bird flu is mutating fast and jumping to mammals - could the next pandemic be here?
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Why Is Bird Flu Spreading In People In The US? Antibody Tests Have the Answer, Experts Say
The spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus across 14 states in the US has baffled health experts, who are waiting for a few tests ...