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An at-home COVID-19 and flu test gets FDA emergency use authorization

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an at-home test that can detect and discern between COVID-19 infection and two strains of the flu, Influenza A and B, continuing the shift from clinical to home-diagnostic care that blossomed during the height of the pandemic.

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We’ve had 25 million flu cases in 2023. Will we see a second wave?

ATLANTA -- As of Feb. 24, Atlanta’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 25 million illnesses, 280,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from the flu this season. With that in mind, the CDC also reported that influenza activity is low nationwide as of Feb. 18. The virus certainly made an…

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Bird flu outbreak spills over to farms

Wild birds like pelicans and ducks are dying from a new strain of avian influenza that has spread to farm animals

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'This is unprecedented': Avian flu has killed 12,000 birds in Colorado

The highly pathogenic avian influenza — or bird flu — sweeping across the globe has killed more than 12,000 wild birds in Colorado and the virus is jumping into mammal populations as well, state wildlife officials say.

The Denver Post

When should we worry about bird flu making us sick? When we see human-to-human transmission – and there's no evidence of that yet

Bird flu has been causing growing concern in recent months, with hundreds of millions of birds dying of the virus since October 2021. This is the largest global outbreak.

The Conversation

FDA authorizes first at-home combination test for COVID and flu

The Lucira COVID-19 and Flu Home Test is a single-use test, which can be purchased without a prescription.

Chicago Sun-Times

It's been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand -- here are 3 ways to improve our response

February 28 marks three years since COVID was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then there have been major advances in our understanding of this infection and the tools and strategies to combat it.

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Viruses in Cambodian bird flu cases identified as endemic clade

The viruses that infected two people in Cambodia with H5N1 avian influenza have been identified as an endemic clade of bird flu circulating in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

Reuters

FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu

The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

WEKU

What is spillover? Bird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

The current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the U.S. as of February 2023. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, large outbreaks of viruses like bird flu raise the specter of another disease jumping from animals into humans. This process is called spillover.

The Conversation

Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda

The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months.

Reuters

Girl, 11, dies from bird flu in country's first infection of virus since 2014

The bird flu, which is known as avian influenza, spreads in poultry but was only deemed a threat after a 1997 outbreak among customers of a live poultry market in Hong Kong - with most cases involving direct contact with infected birds

Daily Mirror

Coronavirus: Hong Kong extends mask mandate to March 8, expert cites high risk of influenza

Hong Kong has extended its mask mandate till March 8, with an expert saying the rule should remain for a while as the population is vulnerable to influenza.

Bangkok Post

Bird flu risk to people is low despite recent animal infections. But what would it take to cross over to humans?

Right now, the average person has very little risk of contracting bird flu, but whether that could change at some point depends on whether two viruses meet in the wrong animal.

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Develop vaccines for all animal influenza strain, says incoming WHO chief scientist

Governments should invest in vaccines for all strains of influenza virus that exist in the animal kingdom as an insurance policy in case of an outbreak in humans, the incoming chief scientist at the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Irish Mirror

Warning issued to public after cases of bird flu detected in Limerick

"Avian influenza infection in humans is very rare, but it can be serious"

ABC News

Global H5N1 bird flu outbreak so bad many countries are now considering vaccination

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is decimating poultry, wild birds and other animals in many parts of the world, driving some countries to consider vaccination.

Inverse

Is Bird Flu A Danger To Humans? Here’s What Scientists Know Right Now

A strain of avian influenza, H5N1, has been reported in mammals. While there's fear the virus may jump to humans next, experts say the risk is low.

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Al Jazeera

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?

It is rising fast as a contender amid dramatic outbreaks among mammals, and could be far deadlier than COVID-19.

ABC News

New bird flu strain in mammals overseas has Australian experts worried

Millions of birds have died from a new strain of avian flu sweeping the globe, and while it has not been detected in Australia yet, experts are worried the virus also has been found in mammals.

The Denver Post

Bird flu infects Colorado mountain lion, black bear and skunk, all now dead

Three animals in Colorado, each of them now dead, tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s sweeping across the country, state wildlife officials said in a release.

Inverse

Can a Universal Flu Vaccine Actually Work? mRNA Technology Is a Budding Solution

How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges and how mRNA could offer a promising solution

Dynamite News

Research: New compound inhibits influenza virus replication

The host cell's molecular arsenal is used by viruses to multiply. Read full report of Dynamite News:

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WHO: Risk to Humans from H5N1 Bird Flu Remains Low but We Must Prepare

The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 influenza - commonly known as bird flu - needs to be monitored, but the risk to humans remains low, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. H5N1 has spread among poultry and wild birds for 25 years, Director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters…

The Conversation

How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the challenges, and how mRNA could offer a promising solution

To everything there is a season, and for the flu, it’s wintertime. Flu cases peak between December and February, and the flu vaccine is your best defense. Getting the vaccine means you will be less sick even if you get a breakthrough infection.

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