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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections

Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu

Health - ABC News - November 7

Bird flu found in a pig in the U.S. for the first time

The Agriculture Department said a pig in Oregon tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus. NBC News’ Berkeley Lovelace Jr. details how it was found and why it is concerning.

H5N1 bird flu virus discovered in pigs

Oregon state and federal officials are investigating positive H5N1 bird flu cases at a farm after the virus was detected in a pig in the U.S. for the first time. USDA National Veterinary Services ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Teen with bird flu in Canada hospitalized in critical condition

A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, sick with Canada’s first presumptive human case of avian influenza.

Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen

Health - ABC News - November 13

Outbreak of bird flu strain H5N1 on Cornish farm

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall.

The U.S. Response to Bird Flu is Not Reassuring the World

The U.S. needs to reassure the world it has the outbreak under control.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

H5N1 bird flu found in a pig in the U.S. for the first time

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.

CDC calls for expanded bird flu testing among farm workers

Federal officials said Thursday that farmworkers exposed to bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they are not showing any symptoms, especially if they were not wearing the proper ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

A Canadian teen is in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu

Health - ABC News - November 12

Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu

British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say. A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of bird flu

It's not clear how the British Columbia teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, a health official said.

Canadian Teenager Is Country’s First Human Bird Flu Case

A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.

World - The New York Times - November 13

CDC detects first human bird flu case in Oregon

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an unnamed individual in Oregon contracted bird flu pathogens in the first case in the state on Friday. The person was linked to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus

Health - ABC News - 6 days ago

Bird flu reaches Hawaii, the last state that had escaped it

Officials suspect that migratory birds likely spread the H5N1 virus there.

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans

Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks. The teenager hospitalized with bird flu in British Columbia, Canada , may have a ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

California health officials investigating bird flu infection in child

California health officials have identified a possible bird flu case in a child who was tested for mild upper respiratory symptoms, the state Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

California child tests positive for bird flu with no known exposure to infected animals

California health officials reported a possible case of bird flu in a child in the San Francisco Bay Area. The child had no known contact with infected animals.

Doctor on E. coli outbreaks, whooping cough, bird flu and mpox

Cases of several dangerous bacterial infections and viruses have been growing around the U.S. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder answers questions about these health concerns. She ...

What to know about bird flu amid dozens of human cases in U.S.

CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest on bird flu as new cases raise alarms among health officials. There have been 53 confirmed human cases ...

California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child

Health officials are confirming bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor

Health - ABC News - Yesterday

Bird flu confirmed in child for first time in US: CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday. The case is the first reported such ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu

Health - ABC News - October 30

Dairy workers exposed to bird flu may be infected even if they don't have symptoms, CDC says

Dairy workers who’ve been exposed to bird flu should be tested even if they don’t have symptoms and should be offered Tamiflu to cut risk, the CDC said Thursday.

Why the latest bird flu case has experts worried about pandemic potential

A new potential case of bird flu in a California child without known contact with infected animals is raising concerns about a potential pandemic. Dr. Céline Gounder explains what to know.

Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird

In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history.

Science - The New York Times - November 5

The Tsetse Fly, Blood Meals and African Sleeping Sickness

World - Yahoo News - November 5

On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land

Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize what it means to be presidential.

Top stories - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Is It Covid or the Flu? New Tests Can Check for Both

So when and how should you use them?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

‘Blood alliance’: why South Korea fears North’s involvement in Ukraine war

News that troops from North Korea could be joining Russians on the battlefield in Ukraine has caused deep concern in Seoul. The video is grainy but the message is clear. The clip, posted by NK ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Here’s Why Blood Manor, a Haunted House in NYC, Costs $45

It’s not as if Blood Manor can just transform into an office after Halloween.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

400 years later, accounts of Hungarian 'Blood Countess' remain shrouded in mystery

More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusive

World - ABC News - October 30

Pumpkin soup and DIY fake blood: how to be more sustainable this Halloween

The environmental footprint of this holiday is frightening – here are ways to celebrate responsibly and still have fun. Halloween is just around the corner, with millions of children gearing up to ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Tennessee House Dem predicts ‘there may be blood’ if Harris wins

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) predicts that if Vice President Harris wins the presidential election, “there may be blood.” Cohen joined NewsNation’s Dan Abrams on Thursday evening when he shared that ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Texas doctor convicted after accepting kickbacks for patients' blood, urine

Dr. Hector Ubaldo, 60, was indicted in September and found guilty recently by a federal jury after just 14 minutes.

Military horse drenched in blood as it ran through London returns to duty

A white military horse that galloped through central London drenched in blood this spring after bolting with other horses from routine exercises has returned home after more than six months of ...

World - ABC News - November 15

Bad-blood match demands England raise game for the Boks

The gap between England and South Africa is usually narrower than expectations, but Steve Borthwick's side must raise their game again.

Pats activate DT Barmore (blood clots) off IR

The Patriots have activated defensive tackle Christian Barmore to the 53-man roster for the first time since he was sidelined in late July after being diagnosed with blood clots.

Sports - ESPN - November 16

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