Remember the H1N1 swine flu pandemic of 2009? Well, H5N1 bird flu could be next
Remember the H1N1 swine flu pandemic of 2009? Well, H5N1 bird flu could be next - H5N1 bird flu has infected more than 50 ...
Bird flu surges in several US states with reports of new outbreaks: 'Getting worse'
Bird flu continues to spread across the U.S., with new infections in Hawaii and continued human outbreaks in California.
First human bird flu case confirmed in Oregon. Could the virus cause a lockdown like COVID?
H5 bird flu, a type of avian influenza, has infected dozens of people in the U.S., and spread to seven states and Canada this year. As more human cases arise, there's deepening worry over whether the ...
Bird flu reaches Hawaii, the last state that had escaped it
Officials suspect wild migrating birds are likely to blame for the first known infection of a flock in Hawaii, which had been the last state in the country with no reported cases in poultry or wild ...
The World Is Watching the U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, and It’s Scary
As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...
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The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate. Hong Kong should test for ...
Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports
The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.
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Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals
An epidemiological study found that 56 percent of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. Researchers ...
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First-ever case of H5N1 bird flu in pig in the US: Why it's concerning
The first confirmed case of H5N1 avian influenza in a U.S. pig has been reported by the USDA. The infected pig, part of a backyard farm with mixed livestock, showed no illness but tested positive.
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3 people with H5N1 bird flu spent time in Oregon, but officials say there’s no public health risk
Officials said there was little risk to public health because the H5N1 bird flu is unlikely to spread between humans. Washington public health officials were already investigating human cases of ...
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US confirms H5N1 bird flu in swine for first time
The Oregon Department of Agriculture said last Friday that the first H5N1 case was detected in a pig at a farm in the state. USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed Tuesday that ...
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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening human transmission
The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon ... Because of the backyard setting, this case doesn't pose the same major outbreak risk as an infection in a commercial pig farm.