Gizmodo reviews the weirdest medical cases of 2024. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus that may increase ...
The CDC reported its scientists had compared viruses ... But she called the current H5N1 situation “grim,” noting there has been an explosion of human cases. “More [genetic] sequences ...
To prepare for if the current outbreak worsens, Hologic is partnering with the CDC to develop reagents that may be used for H5N1 testing. The contract will fund proof-of-concept development of ...
The patient is in Louisiana and was exposed to backyard flocks sick with H5N1. According to information from the CDC, infected birds spread bird flu through their spit, snot and poop. Other ...
Yet, despite H5N1’s high fatality of 52% since 2003, there have been no deaths so far. While 63 cases in the U.S. have been mild, on December 18, the CDC reported that a patient in Louisiana had ...