A California child tested positive for bird flu. Here’s why this case is different
A Bay Area child tested positive for bird flu. Other California cases were traced to cattle and dairy farms in the Central ...
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.
Woodland Park Zoo's red-breasted goose dies from suspected bird flu infection
A red-breasted goose at the Woodland Park Zoo has died from the first suspected case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...
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Bird flu viruses
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 ...
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UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The UK government said on Tuesday that cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, hours after it increased the risk level of the ...
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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
When the USDA issued an announcement on Oct. 30 that the worrisome H5N1 bird flu turned up in a pig, I dropped what I was doing to read it. The situation didn’t quite match the nightmare ...
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First-ever case of H5N1 bird flu in pig in the US: Why it's concerning
The farm has been placed under quarantine to contain bird flu spread to others. Experts warn that pigs, known as "mixing vessels" for flu strains, could pose new risks if the virus adapts for ...
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Bird flu detected in U.S. pig for 1st time, raising concerns of human threat
A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns ...
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Bird flu detected in pigs for first time as confirmed human cases double in two weeks
A pig was infected with bird flu in Oregon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. It’s the first time bird flu, also known as the H5N1 virus, infected a pig in the United States ...
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Avian flu spreads to Utah dairies as APHIS rolls out new testing
Officials with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in eight commercial dairy ... consultation with state and private veterinarians and will release ...
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Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans?
dairy cows and dozens of farm workers who have had contact with them in the US – and now the highly infectious H5N1 bird flu virus has jumped to a pig in the US for the first time. This ...
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Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in a Pig for First Time in U.S.
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in poultry and dairy ... swine," the USDA said Wednesday in a news release announcing the case.