Health authorities in central China's Hunan Province have ended a week-long quarantine for 157 people who had close contacts with two confirmed bird flu cases, one of whom died.
H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
The number of birds and animals that fell prey to major epidemics this year dropped to a three-year low because of government measures to check disease outbreaks, a senior Agriculture Ministry ...
The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed animals infected with bird flu.
Helen Branswell, STAT’s infectious disease reporter, has been writing about H5N1 birdflu for 20 years ... Yes, there have been nearly a couple dozen human cases, but all have had mild symptoms.
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want China to be less involved in medical supply chains. The health care industry says it needs more incentives to boost domestic production.