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 people across seven states, with cases steadily climbing
Map Shows States Where Bird Flu H5N1 Has Spread
Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
US CDC Confirms Oregon’s First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
The US western state of Oregon is the latest to confirm a case of avian influenza in a human, according to a release from the state Health Authority. The transmission was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
H5N1 bird flu infects 5 more humans in California, and 1 in Oregon
As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon — the state's first.
First Reported Case of H5N1 Avian Flu in Pigs, CDC Confirms
The first report of a H5N1 infection in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Oct. 30. H5N1, commonly known as avian flu, is an influenza virus which has spread quickly among poultry,
US Confirms First Case of Bird Flu in Hawaii
The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of bird flu in Honolulu County, Hawaii, the first of its kind in the state during this outbreak, which began in 2022. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru;
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 birds during the current outbreak.
Outbreak of bird flu strain H5N1 on Cornish farm
A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall. The government said all poultry on the infected premises - near Rosudgeon, St Ives - would be humanely culled and a 3km (1.
Bird Flu Detected In Netherlands For First Time In 2024
Bird flu was detected on an organic chicken farm in the centre of the Netherlands for the first time this year, the government said on Monday.
Why bird flu is now a top US concern
A viral respiratory disease is causing a multi-state outbreak in wild birds, poultry and other animals. Bird flu has also lead to more than four dozen infections in people in the U.S. While most human cases are mild,
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CDC signs Alveo Technologies for fast, handheld test to detect avian flu in humans
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CDC calls for expanding bird flu virus testing
Informed by a new study, the CDC recommends testing dairy and poultry farmworkers exposed to H5N1-infected animals even if ...
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CDC's Carrot Warning; New Mpox Strain in the U.S.; DEA Extends Telehealth Rules
California health officials announced the first U.S. case of the clade I strain of mpox in a person who recently travelled ...
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CDC wants more bird flu testing for farm workers
Bird flu (H5N1) has been spreading across the country, among both animals and people, since April of this year. As the ...
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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...
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H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...
British Columbia teenager in critical condition with H5N1 bird flu
A teenager in British Columbia who is being treated in the critical care unit was confirmed to have been infected with the ...
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CDC: U.S. epidemic of STDs may finally be slowing
CDC experts said the decreases follow important developments ... Health News // 5 hours ago Bird flu decimating South ...