CDC monitors 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 ...
The call to authorize a vaccine comes after the CDC announced that a person in Louisiana was hospitalized with the country's first known case of severe illness caused by the virus earlier this month.
So far, the H5N1 virus isn't transmitted between people — but the CDC has found a mutation in a human case "concerning." ...
A 13-year-old Canadian girl recovered after being hospitalized in critical condition with H5N1 avian influenza, researchers ...
The virus is spreading among animals, while viral mutations raise concerns about potential adaptation to human hosts.
"I feel like we should've learned our lesson from COVID, that just because we aren't testing doesn't mean the virus isn't there," Dr. Leana Wen said.
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...