Hacker News with Generative AI: Viral Outbreaks

CDC Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in California Child: First Child Case in US (cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.

Health, Public Health, Bird Flu, Viral Outbreaks, California

109 points by bookofjoe 55 days ago | 153 comments

Rwanda to receive experimental vaccines to combat Marburg outbreak (statnews.com)
Experimental vaccines and therapeutics to combat the deadly Marburg virus will begin arriving this weekend in Rwanda, where they will be used in clinical trials expected to begin soon, a U.S. government official confirmed on Friday.

Vaccines, Public Health, Africa, Viral Outbreaks, Clinical Trials

4 points by geox 105 days ago | 0 comments