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Bird flu is creeping toward human transmission − how do we stop it?

Recent animal outbreaks from a subtype called H5N1 have been especially troubling to scientists

The Independent UK

Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans − but there are ways to slow down viral evolution

Disease forecasts are like weather forecasts: We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these threats are emerging and prepare accordingly.

The Conversation

AI is for the birds: How machine learning can help predict and manage avian flu outbreaks

The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 million in the USA.

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Bird flu ‘has potential to become pandemic’, health officials warn

The warning comes on the heels of the first confirmed case of bird flu in sheep

The Independent UK

Bird flu ‘has potential to become pandemic’, UKHSA director says

Richard Pebody said while the virus is ‘not new’ and the risk to the public remains low, its features have changed in recent years.

Evening Standard

Heeding the lessons of COVID-19 in the face of avian influenza

Infectious disease outbreaks have a bad habit of piling on at the worst possible times.

The Conversation

Warning for farmers after first case of bird flu discovered in a sheep

The single case of avian influenza was found in a sheep on a farm in Yorkshire where the disease had been confirmed in poultry.

Evening Standard

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World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England

H5N1 virus found in single animal in Yorkshire but risk to general public is very low, say experts

The Guardian - UK

‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals

Seven million Australians live in rural and remote areas and many struggle to access the same quality of health care as those in metropolitan areas.

The Conversation

Bird flu: UN experts raise alarm over growing risks to food supply

Avian influenza has been spreading among wild birds for years, but spillover into mammals and people has experts worried.

Euronews

What is human coronavirus-HKU1 recently identified in India? Is it more dangerous than COVID-causing coronavirus?

The news of a woman from Kolkata getting infected with the Human Coronavirus HKU1 has raised several health concerns as people relate it to the COVID causing coronavirus. The 45 year old was suffering from fever, cough, and cold for the past 15 days.

The Times of India

5 years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisis

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a “cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause” reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It had spread to 118,000 cases reported in…

The Conversation

Brain damage reported in 13% of kids who have died of flu this season, CDC finds

A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise.

LiveScience

India sees sharp spike in Swine Flu infections: What is it and how to stay safe

The number of swine flu (H1N1) cases in India is rapidly increasing, with thousands of infections reported in different areas. Government statistics show that as of December 2024, the sickness had infected over 20,414 people and killed 347 of them. States like Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan…

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Kids hospitalized by flu jumps by a staggering 145%: ‘This is a particularly severe season’

So far this year, 86 children have died from influenza

LiveScience

This year's flu shot was up to 78% effective at preventing hospitalization in kids, early data finds

Early data suggest that the 2024-2025 flu shots have effectively lowered rates of flu hospitalization and outpatient visits in vaccinated people.

The Conversation

As flu cases break records this year, vaccine rates are declining, particularly for children and 65+ adults

In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified this flu season as having “high” severity…

The Independent UK

More people are currently dying from the flu in California than from Covid

Flu across the U.S. is at moderate to very high levels this year

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Bird flu spreads to third property as farmers warn Australia’s egg shortage could be prolonged

Agriculture Victoria says H7N8 strain of avian influenza has been detected at a poultry farm at Euroa

The Times of India

Flu-fighting superfood: How mushroom fibre may help protect against influenza

The ongoing season of flu in the US is undoubtedly one of the worst-ever. The quad-demic of infections - Covid, influenza, RSV and norovirus are driving the hospital admissions like never before, overwhelming the healthcare system of the United States. As the influenza wave stretches on, building natural immunity and…

The Independent UK

Flu outbreak kills 9 people and leaves over 100,000 sick in Thailand

Number of patients increasing by about 15,000 per week

Fortune

Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

Prior to this latest case, 68 people in 11 states had been infected with an H5 strain of avian influenza.

LiveScience

The US is having its most active flu season in 15 years

The U.S. is currently experiencing very high levels of seasonal influenza across the country. Here's why.

Fortune

Experts warn flu season hasn’t peaked yet, and will get worse before it gets better

At least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 influenza-linked deaths—including 57 children—have plagued the U.S. this season.

The Times of India

How deadly is the new strain of bird flu? Signs and symptoms of D1.1 variant

A new strain of bird flu, D1.1 variant was detected in a dairy worker in Nevada after he was exposed to infected cattle, making it the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza. The new strain is different from the B3.13 genotype that affected cows in previous outbreaks.

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