A Massachusetts biopharma giant is at the center of preparations already underway if bird flu mutates and begins to find ...
State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the ...
However, she asserted the virus’s relatively minor spread among humans thus far — coupled with the possible logistical challenges of deploying a bird flu vaccine to farmworkers — renders ...
The flu can also cause a general feeling of fatigue or malaise, Ray says, as well as gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea ...
A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...
Dr. James Lederer, chief medical officer for Berkshire Health Systems, says we’re seeing the beginning, not the end, of an ...
While bird flu’s risk to the general public remains low, there are many “barriers to success” that make containing the virus — and staving off a possible pandemic — somewhat tricky for ...