Michael Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious disease researcher, likened this binding interaction to a lock and key. To enter a cell, the virus needs to have a key that turns the lock, and this finding means the virus may be changing to have a key that might work.
An investigation by KFF Health News reveals key problems in the U.S. response to bird flu, including deference to the farm industry, eroded public health budgets, neglect for the safety of agriculture workers, and the sluggish pace of federal interventions.
No human cases of bird flu have been linked to the incident, but those who were in contact with the cat are being monitored for flu symptoms, Oregon authorities said.
Just 28.3 percent of Iowans had received the flu vaccine as of Dec. 20, which would be the lowest rate in at least 7 years
The Cedar Falls physician has been sanctioned four times by the Board of Medicine
A big green frog guided children through Cedar Rapids hospital stays
Pathologists said in a press conference Friday they are encouraged by laboratory preparedness for a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, but are worried about the number of infected animals and the ability of the virus to mutate.
Providers in Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Mason City, Oskaloosa and Sioux City will receive a total of over $10 million to expand or improve facilities and develop sober-living housing options.
Entities announce ‘exclusive partnership’
Nearly a year after crews began work on the first new road on the University of Iowa campus in more than a decade — pouring pavement and removing 126 trees to make space for the 1,500-foot artery — a roundabout portion of the project is complete and began welcoming traffic Wednesday morning.
The number of Eastern Iowans needing or wanting emergency care has soared over the last two decades – as has the severity of the health issues patients are facing – cramping ERs, crowding wait rooms, and compelling hospitals to expand, renovate, and build.
An Eastern Iowa nursing home has been cited for 33 regulatory violations, some of which allegedly contributed to the death of a resident.
A group of nonprofit advocacy organizations is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges new, federally mandated staffing levels in nursing homes.
In a recent CDC study, the agency said that the prevention of human bird flu infections is critical to mitigating changes in the virus that could lead to a pandemic. The CDC advises that dairy workers wear PPE, but records obtained by Investigate Midwest show states with bird flu cases have different PPE responses.
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