The patient reported no contact with animals, leaving experts wondering how they contracted the flu — and whether the virus ...

Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory ...

Aug. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti ...

Sep. 16, 2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue where to monitor for outbreaks among these vulnerable ... Avian Flu Found in ...

Scientists are racing to understand how a person in Missouri who had no contact with animals became infected with H5 bird flu ...

A patient in Missouri was hospitalized with bird flu despite having no known contact with animals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the positive case of avian ...

Last week, a person in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite not having any exposure to animals. The state’s health department said the individual recovered from their illness but that a ...

Officials are preparing for increased risks of the H5N1 bird flu virus rising this autumn and trying to stop it before it can become a pandemic, CNN reported Sept. 12. On Sept. 9, the CDC reported ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off" standalone illness. NEW YORK (AP ...

While authorities are downplaying the dangers of the H5N1 virus, it can evolve very rapidly and every spillover event into ...

MISSOURI, USA — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off" standalone illness. Investigators ...