Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. The federal government also has an agreement with vaccine manufacturer …
“However, the altered ecology of H5N1 has opened the door to new evolutionary pathways.” The concern is that cattle being found with the disease means that potentially humans could be …
(NewsNation) — The 2-year old outbreak of bird flu has claimed lots of wild birds, especially migratory waterfowl like geese and mallard ducks. It’s also devastated domestic poultry — the chickens …
The risk to humans from zoonotic diseases like bird flu is low, scientists tell Global News, but they’re still concerned. The H5N1 avian flu is spreading in the United States. …
As the bird flu outbreak continues spreading south of the border, Canadian officials are in talks with several pharmaceutical companies about potential agreements to produce an avian flu vaccine for …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning to post data on influenza A found in wastewater in a public dashboard possibly as soon as Friday that …
Some experts are urging Canada to boost its surveillance of the bird flu before it’s too late, as it spreads among dairy cattle in several U.S. states. “Our eyes have to …
The World Health Organization’s top scientist says there is “enormous concern” about the risk of spread of the H5N1 bird flu to humans, but at least one infectious disease expert …
The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020. (Representational) Geneva: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, …
I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that we are in the …