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Human deaths from bird flu 'concerning'; monitoring & genome...
Earlier this month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated the first-ever human death due to severe avian influenza A(H5N1)...
Know why human cases of H5N1 in US & Australia are cause of concern
23 May 2024 7:31 PM ISTThe bird flu virus H5N1 has in recent years seen a significant increase in spillover to mammals. Besides killing a record number of birds in 2023, the...
Threat of contagion: Fallout of bird flu infecting marine mammals
24 April 2024 7:30 AM ISTH5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are...
Brazil declares 6-month health emergency several after bird flu cases
25 May 2023 9:51 AM ISTThe authorities added the cases were found far away from the country's main areas of production in the south.
Don't panic, avoid undercooked meat and eggs: Experts on bird flu rise
6 Jan 2021 12:31 PM ISTThe doctors said that the risk of human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 virus that causes the bird flu is very rare unless one works in proximity...
Cambodia confirms 2nd human case of bird flu
24 Feb 2023 4:24 PM IST"This is the second human case of H5N1 avian influenza in February 2023 after the virus had not been found in human for nine years," the statement...
Chile detects 1st human case of H5N1 bird flu
30 March 2023 7:43 PM ISTThe source of the infection and the patient's contacts are being investigated to determine if anyone else is affected, it added.