LDH: ‘Very high’ influenza-like illness activity across Louisiana
As the winter season continues in the Pelican State, it is important to stay prepared and avoid catching respiratory ...
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CDC alerts clinicians to accelerate type A flu subtyping in hospitalized patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...
Officials say ‘widespread’ bird flu outbreak is the largest the state has seen
Scientists say the temporary freeze on communications from federal officials creates a troubling blind spot for those ...
As pace and severity of human H5N1 cases accelerate, NIH leaders call for more action on bird flu
Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the United States this year. But the case of ...
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First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
The case involved the D1.1 strain of H5N1, the same subtype that caused the severe condition of a 13-year-old girl in Canada late last year. Genetic sequencing of the Louisiana patient ...
‘A Dangerous Virus’: Bird Flu Enters a New Phase
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...
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America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana
Louisiana health officials said that their investigation found no other human cases linked to this patient’s infection. Flu experts have been warning that the H5N1 virus would bare ... for ...
US investigates worrying bird flu strain on duck farm in California
Detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, it’s the first confirmed case of H5N9 in poultry in the US. Read more ...