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We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The CDC has confirmed 65 cases of H5N1 bird flu in humans in 2024. Of those, 39 were associated with dairy herds and 23 with ...
The Importance of Handwashing
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights frequent hand hygiene as one of the most important acts in preventing ...
Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to bird flu threat
The U.S. hasn’t learned lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 ...
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IDCFS warning of seasonal flu precautions, vaccine information
Between 10-20% of all people in the U.S. have influenza during flu season. Influenza, known as “the flu,” is an infection in the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus. A lot of the time this ...
Bird flu 'may be mutating to become more transmissible to humans'
Bird flu could be mutating to become more transmissible to humans, scientists have warned, as the US reported its first ...