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Wyoming’s first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a human has been confirmed in a Platte County older adult, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The woman represents the third confirmed...

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A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the infection, marking the first known bird flu death in the US

Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature.

CDC has sequenced the influenza viruses in specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who was

Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for ...

A group of agitators has spent years pushing for action against Didier Raoult and his collaborators. Now they’re wondering whether anyone will be fully held to account

Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds

Published in Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society (Ahead of Print, 2024)

Elsevier investigates journals by scientist who created discredited rankings of countries’ intelligence

As contradictory and confusing bird flu test results come back from various county and state agencies, the state's agriculture department has instructed raw milk producer Raw Farm to withhold sales.

How avian influenza virus will continue to spread and circulate among wildlife is unclear

The most important tool in our arsenal is widespread testing, write Janika Schmitt and Michael Mina. We're not doing enough of it.

Published in Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society (Vol. 7, No. 1, 2024)

A strain of avian influenza is showing signs of adaptation to human hosts, but there is no evidence that it can transmit from person to person.

Published in Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society (Vol. 7, No. 1, 2024)

California health officials reported Tuesday that a child in Alameda County has been infected with bird flu; source unknown.