Los Angeles County reported its first case of human H5N1 bird flu infection Monday, as health officials sought to spread ...

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California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in ...

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A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.

A patient in Louisiana was hospitalized after a recent exposure with the CDC issuing guidance to those most at-risk of infection.

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In a new study, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers reveal a bacterial immune system that thwarts the phages’ plot by attaching a small protein molecule to their tails. The components of this ...

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