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H5N1 Bird Flu

H5N1 bird flu update: Stories include the risk of avian flu transmission to humans, what would be needed for wide availability of a H5N1 vaccine, the perils of bird flu virus in raw milk, and scientific concerns about a potential pandemic.

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In the Lab Megan Molteni

New study sparks debate about whether H5N1 virus in cows is adapted to better infect humans

Health Megan Molteni

Bird flu snapshot: Live H5N1 virus grown from raw milk samples as Delaware moves to legalize its sale

Health Nicholas Florko

Raw milk mania grips Delaware, despite warnings over bird flu and E. coli

Health Andrew Joseph

As bird flu spreads among U.S. cattle, veterinarians find themselves in a familiar position: the frontlines

Health Megan Molteni

CDC looks to expand capacity to test for H5N1 bird flu in people

Health Helen Branswell

Moderna receives $176 million from BARDA for mRNA influenza vaccines

Health Helen Branswell

Bird flu snapshot: A pathologist sees familiar echoes in U.S. response to the outbreak

The Readout LOUD Allison DeAngelis and Brittany Trang

Listen: Medicare coverage for GLP-1 drugs, AI, and health care at the presidential debate

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Health Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Q&A: Lessons from the HHS secretary who ran Bush’s bird flu response

Health Helen Branswell

Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers

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Health Helen Branswell

Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’

Health Helen Branswell

In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging

Health Andrew Joseph

Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows

First Opinion Ranu Dhillon and Devabhaktuni Srikrishna

Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic

Health Megan Molteni

Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?

Health Andrew Joseph

Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first

Health Helen Branswell

These are the bird flu questions that influenza and animal scientists desperately want answered

Health Helen Branswell

A third U.S. farmworker infected with bird flu is the first to experience respiratory symptoms

Health Helen Branswell

New evidence supports fear that drinking raw milk containing bird flu viruses may be dangerous

The Readout Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: In light of H5N1 outbreak, U.S. in talks with mRNA vaccine makers on bird flu

Health Megan Molteni

Wastewater testing specifically for bird flu virus will scale up nationally in coming weeks

Health Helen Branswell

When should we start making H5N1 vaccine, and who will make that decision? In short, it’s complicated

Breaking News Helen Branswell

CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat

Health Helen Branswell

Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to H5N1 and livestock movements, insulin discontinuation, and more

First Opinion Céline Gounder

H5N1 doesn’t have to be a repeat of Covid-19’s ‘public health versus the economy’

Health Nicholas Florko

My rendezvous with the raw milk black market: quick, easy, and unchecked by the FDA

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Lizzy Lawrence, and Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu

Health Megan Molteni and Helen Branswell

CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread