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Bird Flu

  1. just asking questions
    How Worried Should We Be About the Latest Bird-Flu Mutation?A virologist explains that why this probably isn’t the big one — but that it’s a sign of bad things happening with the virus.
  2. tomorrow
    Rolling the Dice on Bird FluWe may be more equipped for another pandemic than you think. Still, cross your fingers.
  3. health
    What We Know About America’s First ‘Severe’ Bird-Flu CaseThe C.D.C. said it has confirmed a case of bird flu in Louisiana that resulted in “severe illness” that required hospitalization.
  4. just asking questions
    America’s Alarming Bird-Flu Strategy: Hope for the BestTwo virology professors discuss the lackluster response to an increasingly concerning outbreak.
  5. health
    The Bird-Flu Outbreak Has Spread to a Second PersonA Michigan farmworker testing positive for the virus, which continues to rip through U.S. dairy cows.
  6. just asking questions
    We Don’t Know How Bad Bird Flu Is GettingEpidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina says public-health agencies are making familiar mistakes that blur the true picture of a disturbing outbreak.
  7. just asking questions
    What Fresh Hell Is the New Bird-Flu Outbreak?Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina on how to think about the virus’s recent worrying trajectory.
  8. china
    China Reports First Human Case of H10N3 Bird FluThe chances of this avian strain of the flu spreading far and wide seem very low, officials said.
  9. scary things
    China Has a New Strain of Bird Flu to Worry AboutBut health officials say it’s not contagious.
  10. scary things
    Government Asks Scientists to Please Not Give Terrorists Access to Bird FluAn advisory panel is recommending that scientists take it easy with the scary specifics.