Bird Flu

Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild

Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between humans

As the bird flu virus moved into cows and people, sluggish federal action, deference to industry and neglect for worker safety put the country at risk

Louisiana reported a person hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1, and the USDA has begun bulk milk testing

A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between people

Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season scientists hope things will be different

“America’s Doctor” says that our common enemy is the danger posed by viruses, not each other.

Canada’s first human case of bird flu has left a teenager in critical condition as human infections continue to emerge in the western U.S.

Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But understanding disease risk and exposure to humans isn’t so straightforward

Humans and pigs could both serve as mixing vessels for a bird flu–seasonal flu hybrid, posing a risk of wider spread

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away

We cover a 3.26-billion-year-old meteorite impact, the spread of bird flu and a scurvy case study that serves as a cautionary tale in this week’s news roundup.