CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...
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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 ...
CDC urges faster testing as bird flu affects more people, animals
The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...
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1st bird flu death in the US reported in Louisiana
The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The ...
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The mutations likely developed post-infection, the agency said
The CDC said it is working with the Louisiana Department of Public Health to generate genetic sequences of samples taken later in the person’s infection, to see if additional mutations developed ...
First US human victim of H5N1 bird flu virus reported in Louisiana
The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild ...
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related human death in US
A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, ...
We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...
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CDC releases top nationwide leading causes of death in 2023, with a large drop in COVID deaths
In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, followed by cancer and unintentional injuries, according to the Centers for ...
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
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Louisiana reports first bird flu-related human death in US
The death was reported by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). The patient ... the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last week. The fact that the virus mutated ...