What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025 - Science News
4 days ago · A different subtype, called B3.13, is spreading among dairy cows. ... Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ... Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infections in humans.
Accelerated Subtyping of Influenza A in Hospitalized Patients
4 days ago · Therefore, using tests that identify the seasonal influenza A virus subtype will help identify whether infection with a seasonal influenza A virus is present. If a test result is positive for influenza A virus but negative for seasonal influenza A virus subtypes [i.e., A(H1) and A(H3)], the virus detected might be a novel influenza A virus ...
How RFK Jr. might handle the threat of bird flu if he's confirmed
4 days ago · If confirmed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, would have major influence over how the country responds to the bird flu outbreak and prepares for a ...
On H5N1, ‘Our Focus Should Be on Protecting the Workers’
3 days ago · The first US death from avian influenza earlier this month marked a new turn in the rapidly evolving H5N1 virus, ... and the documented history of inaccurate statements by Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on bird flu, vaccines, and disease spread. In the last week before Trump resumes office, Hamer and Leibler ...
Avian Influenza Type A | Bird Flu | CDC - Centers for Disease …
Dec 20, 2024 · The most frequently identified subtypes of avian influenza A viruses that have caused human infections are H5, H7 and H9 viruses. Specifically, A(H5N1) and A(H7N9) viruses have caused the majority of avian influenza A virus infections reported in people, with HPAI A(H5N6) and LPAI A(H9N2) viruses also causing human infections in recent years.
US announces new funds for mRNA vaccines, fast tracks bird flu
4 days ago · "H5N1 is a subtype of influenza A," said Nirav Shah, a senior CDC official. Subtyping determines whether the virus is a common seasonal strain or a novel version like H5N1, he explained.
Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1…
Dec 26, 2024 · CDC compared the influenza gene segments from each specimen with A(H5N1) virus sequences from dairy cows, wild birds, poultry and other human cases in the U.S. and Canada. The genomes of the virus (A/Louisiana/12/2024) from each clinical specimen are publicly posted in GISAID (EPI_ISL_19634827 and EPI_ISL_19634828) and GenBank …
Bird Flu Pandemic Preparedness Activities Are Not Evidence of a ...
Aug 22, 2024 · In a July 26 post on X, for instance, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misleadingly framed efforts to ensure access to bird flu vaccines on the part of the...
Replication Restriction of Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b …
Dec 4, 2024 · We show that human myxovirus resistance protein 1 (MxA) suppresses replication of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses isolated from mammals in vitro and in MxA-transgenic mice.
US announces new funds for mRNA vaccines, fast tracks bird flu tests
4 days ago · “H5N1 is a subtype of influenza A,” said Dr Nirav Shah, a senior CDC official. Subtyping determines whether the virus is a common seasonal strain or a novel version like H5N1, he explained.