Avian Influenza – Page 8

Bird Flu Is Spreading. Why Aren’t More People Getting Tested?

Even as the H5N1 virus evolves, gaps remain in the nation’s contingency plans for human testing, scientists say.

By Apoorva Mandavilli

Scientists say that findings from a small experiment lend hope the outbreak among dairy cattle can potentially be contained.

By Carl Zimmer

There is no guarantee that a person-to-person virus would be benign, scientists say, and vaccines and treatments at hand may not be sufficient.

By Apoorva Mandavilli

The worker had respiratory symptoms, unlike the first two. But the risk to the public remains low, federal health officials said.

By Apoorva Mandavilli