H5N1 Bird Flu

Health Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Q&A: Lessons from the HHS secretary who ran Bush’s bird flu response

Special Report Andrew Joseph, Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Helen Branswell, and Megan Molteni

Three months into bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response

Health Helen Branswell

Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers

Health Megan Molteni

Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures

First Opinion Syra Madad, Carlos del Rio, Scott J. Becker, and Ewa King

With the threat of H5N1 bird flu, hospitals must stay prepared

Health Helen Branswell

Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’

Health Helen Branswell

In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging

Health Andrew Joseph

Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows

First Opinion Ranu Dhillon and Devabhaktuni Srikrishna

Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic

Health Megan Molteni

Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?

Health Andrew Joseph

Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first

Health Helen Branswell

A third U.S. farmworker infected with bird flu is the first to experience respiratory symptoms

Health Helen Branswell

New evidence supports fear that drinking raw milk containing bird flu viruses may be dangerous

The Readout Elaine Chen

STAT Plus: In light of H5N1 outbreak, U.S. in talks with mRNA vaccine makers on bird flu

Health Megan Molteni

Wastewater testing specifically for bird flu virus will scale up nationally in coming weeks

Health Helen Branswell and Megan Molteni

Michigan reports a human case of bird flu, the nation’s second linked to H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows

Health Helen Branswell

When should we start making H5N1 vaccine, and who will make that decision? In short, it’s complicated

Breaking News Helen Branswell

CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat

Health Helen Branswell

Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

Readers respond to H5N1 and livestock movements, insulin discontinuation, and more

First Opinion Céline Gounder

H5N1 doesn’t have to be a repeat of Covid-19’s ‘public health versus the economy’

Health Nicholas Florko

My rendezvous with the raw milk black market: quick, easy, and unchecked by the FDA

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Lizzy Lawrence, and Nicholas Florko

STAT Plus: USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu

Health Megan Molteni and Helen Branswell

CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread

Health Sarah Owermohle and Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Federal officials will fund farms’ protective measures to contain H5N1 bird flu

Health Sarah Owermohle

Farmers resist push for workers to wear protective gear against bird flu virus

The Readout LOUD Allison DeAngelis and Adam Feuerstein

Everything you need to know about H5N1 bird flu

Health Helen Branswell

Bird flu keeps rewriting the textbooks. It’s why scientists are unsettled by the U.S. dairy cattle outbreak

First Opinion Sara Gorman, Scott C. Ratzan, and Kenneth H. Rabin

H5N1 communication has been strictly for the birds. Didn’t the federal government learn anything from Covid?