H5N1 Policy

The recent silencing of communications from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by the Trump administration is worrisome.

A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday that communication on bird flu had become challenging since United States President Donald Trump announced a withdrawal from the United Nations health agency. Asked about communication received by the WHO from Washington on the H5N1 outbreak, Christian Lindmeier told a press briefing in Geneva: “Communication is a...

Most of Trump’s health picks are uninterested in using most of the tools that can limit the spread of infectious disease.

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All poultry at the site of the confirmed case will be humanely killed

The Trump administration taps Gerald Parker to fight bird flu in the USA.

About 40 top leaders joined the effort to prepare for avian flu and other emergencies. Kennedy instead lobbied senators on his controversial nomination.

Call for stronger action comes on warning of growing risk the virus will evolve to spread more easily between humans

Separating reality from fear is important. Things are already bad enough. We have to focus our attention and fight intelligently.

Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse

As bird flu continues to threaten animals and public health, the U.S. government has stepped up its response. Experts says it's not robust enough.

A nationwide disease prevention zone will come into force tomorrow

Michaela Simoneau, associate fellow at CSIS, joins the podcast to discuss the U.S. bird flu outbreak, pandemic warning signs, and tools to contain the virus.

Trump’s inaugural speech signaled his continued commitment to characterizing immigrants as criminal invaders and an impediment to his MAGA campaign

Migrant farmworkers are on the front lines of the H5N1 surge — but deportation fears complicate virus surveillance

All gatherings of poultry will be banned across the whole of England to stem the spread of bird flu, the government has announced.

The CDC allegedly posted and swiftly deleted data suggesting bird flu could spread from cats to people in a table included in Wednesday's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Over the past week, a series of developments have reaffirmed the imminent danger of an H5N1 “bird flu” pandemic, for which American and world capitalism are wholly unprepared.

Data on virus spread from cats to humans was part of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report but has since been deleted

Governor Hochul announced that the Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) has issued a new Notice and Order for live bird markets that have not had a detection of HPAI in New York City and Westchester, Suffolk, and Nassau counties.

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The decision reflects the escalating threat of avian influenza for human health.

By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar to that of 1918 could easily erupt, killing millions again.

As bird flu spread among animals soars in the United States, hospitals are being told to proactively screen for potential human cases in influenza A patients.

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.

The U.S. has failed to contain bird flu. The $1.46 billion industry bailout is one reason why.

But three studies about bird flu remain on hold even as the outbreak spreads.

'For the Health of It' will offer conversations on important, complex public health issues.

The last time the CDC was able to tell us the number of human cases of bird flu in the US, the number stood at 67. That was more than...