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The US Hasn’t Seen a Human Bird Flu Case in 3 Months. Experts Are Wondering Why
- The U.S. Has not reported any new human H5N1 bird flu cases since early February 2025, raising questions among experts.
- This pause in human cases follows a known seasonal pattern and coincides with a drop in testing and surveillance after late 2024.
- Most infections since early 2024 occurred among dairy and poultry workers with mild symptoms, while over 120 domestic cats died after exposure to infected poultry.
- Experts like Gregory Gray and Michael Osterholm emphasize no concealment is occurring and note that severe hospitalizations would not go unnoticed, but highlight the need to ramp up surveillance.
- Ongoing studies funded by a $4 million CDC grant aim to test dairy workers for past exposure, while officials urge continued vigilance given a moderate risk of a future bird flu pandemic.
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Human Bird Flu Cases Are Suddenly Tougher to Find
Over a 14-month period, 70 people in the US were confirmed to have bird flu. But since early February, the number of new diagnoses stands at zero—leaving experts to question why reports of new human cases have essentially stopped. The AP chalks a lot of it up to seasonality:...
No Human Bird Flu Cases In 3 Months; Scientists Ask Why
An officially reported bird flu case in a human being has not been reported in three months. That is leaving scientists and the mainstream media pondering the reason. “We just don’t know why there haven’t been cases,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University. “I think we should assume there are infections that are occurring in farmworkers that just aren’t being detected.” But the Centers for Disease Control and Pr…
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