If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away ...
The US government ... influenza vaccine, as reports emerge of a fifth human case of H5N1 flu linked to ongoing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows. The award from the Biomedical Advanced Research ...
including filling doses of bird flu vaccine into vials to shore up the national stockpile. Earlier this month, federal health ...
The federal government is investing over $70 million to make a bird flu vaccine to inoculate people. Sam Jarvis with the Johnson County Department of Public Health says the Biomedical Advanced ...
The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird ...
The US has ramped up influenza surveillance amid an ongoing outbreak of the bird flu virus H5N1 in dairy cattle. Public health officials hope more robust monitoring will help catch and contain any ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant ...
The US will expand milk testing as part of efforts to curb the spread of bird flu in dairy cows, according to Agriculture ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether the US stockpile of bird flu vaccines is still well matched to the virus after discovering recent mutations. The CDC said on ...
Earlier this month, federal health officials announced an allocation of $72 million to vaccine manufacturers to ensure that the existing bird flu vaccines are ready for use if needed. While there ...
has revealed new information on this year’s flu vaccine. Each year, the CDC looks at flu season data from South America, as the flu season there occurs earlier than in the States.
First case of H5N1 virus detected in pig in U.S., raising concerns for public health officials. Genetic analysis underway, but risk to public remains low.