There are 4 article(s) tagged Richard Webby:

• February 2025

  • Experts watch bird flu – H5N1 – with hands over eyes

    No one thought cows could catch flu; herds in Idaho have been infected twice with this strain, setting up worry that the virus could circulate endlessly on farms. There are no vaccines.

    By Jane Roberts February 12, 2025

• October 2022

  • ‘Flu is back,’ St. Jude expert says

    After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback. “This year we know flu is back,” said influenza specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

    By The Associated Press October 09, 2022

• May 2022

  • Fowl play: Bird flu puts backyard chicken-keepers on watch

    No outbreaks of avian flu have been detected in Tennessee yet, but 33 million domestic birds have been killed this year to keep virus at bay.

    By Jane Roberts May 01, 2022

• August 2020

  • Flu season looms, usual benchmarks offer little guidance

    Masking and social distancing greatly damped flu in the Southern Hemisphere over the summer. But it also means there was little to go on in what the Northern Hemisphere flu vaccine should include.

    By Jane Roberts August 20, 2020