KHON Honolulu on MSN7h
Avian Flu variant confirmed at Wahiawa Wastewater Treatment Facility
A variant of the Avian Flu has been confirmed in Hawaii. Health officials said it’s the first one in the state, and want to ...
The Scientist1d
A Wastewater Surveillance Program Sounds the Alarm on Avian Influenza
Their goal was to detect infectious disease outbreaks early, and recent upticks in avian influenza (H5N1) cases beyond bird ...
Elephant Seal Colony Declines One Year After Avian Flu Outbreak
A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here ...
1st case of avian flu in Canada confirmed. Health Canada says there are vaccines
Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...
New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu—study finds lack of immune protein increases risk
Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising ...
Hawaii News Now on MSN1d
Hawaii is the only state without an H5N1 avian flu case. But a wastewater sample might say otherwise.
“This new avian flu does not seem to be affected by heat ... a professor at UH John A. Burns School of Medicine. “Most human ...
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
CTV News10h
'100 per cent ready': Marmot Basin opens for season next week
Marmot Basin will be ready to welcome guests back to the slopes next week. Brian Rode, vice president of Marmot Basin, told ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1d
Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says.