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CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu

As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases

The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.

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CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms.

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In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

US Speeds Up Development Of New Bird Flu Vaccine

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CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?

CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird.

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US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development

The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans.

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HHS invests nearly $600 million in Moderna’s bird flu vaccine development

The US Department of Health and Human Services will award $590 million to Moderna to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu, the pharmaceutical company announced Friday.

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CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no ...

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Avian influenza confirmed in Wayne County backyard flock

Wayne County has its first confirmed case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, state officials reported Friday. The ...

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How Close Are We to the Avian Flu Outbreak Escalating Into a Pandemic?

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...

Flamingo, seal die of bird flu at Lincoln Park Zoo

The Chilean flamingo, named Teal, hatched last fall and died Jan. 8. The 7-year-old harbor seal, named Slater, died the next ...

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What Foods Should You Avoid with the Bird Flu Threat? An Expert Clears Up the Confusion

The bird flu, which seemed to be fading away, has once again set off alarms. With the first death recorded in the United ...

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Bird flu 'mutates' as warning issued over 'huge red flag' that would risk new pandemic

Samples taken from the first patient who died from bird flu show that a strain of the virus has “mutated” to infect humans ...

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Over 20 Million US Chickens Killed By Bird Flu, Contributing To Egg Price Rises

The chicken crisis has also been unprecedented. CBS reports that more than 20 million egg-laying chickens died from the ...

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B.C. doc reflects on treating teen with avian flu for two months

A British Columbia doctor who treated a 13-year-old avian flu patient says the case has made him concerned about the potential for more human H5N1 infections.

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