Why undetected bird flu cases forced CDC to alter testing guidelines
Public health officials are recommending wider testing and more aggressive use of flu antiviral medicine for workers who ...
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DA declares Cagayan free of bird flu
Cagayan is the latest province to be declared by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as bird flu-free after laboratory tests ...
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CDC calls for more testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu Federal health ...
USA Today10d
H5N1 bird flu detected in a pig for the first time, raising concerns
A case of H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Pigs represent a ...
Science Daily2d
Influenza News
Oct. 28, 2024 — A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able to spread among ferrets through the air, ... Aug. 19, 2024 — The ...
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Bird flu could become deadlier if it mixes with seasonal flu viruses, experts warn
As of now, 17 states have reported H5N1 bird flu cases in humans, but there is still no evidence for transmission between people and the infections have been mild. Could that change?
Newsweek10d
First US Case of Bird Flu Detected in Pigs: What We Know
H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon, marking the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday. The detection was on a ...
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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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Bird Flu Cases May be Spreading From Cat Owners to Their Pets
Internal emails reveal Michigan health officials suspected that owners may have inadvertently spread bird flu to their household cats, raising new concerns about transmission patterns of the virus.
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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission
Pigs are mixing bowls for bird flu and human flu viruses, increasing the risk of mutations that help H5N1 spread to humans. It's still not inevitable.
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Bird flu outbreak reported in Yorkshire, mass cull of poultry ordered
A mass cull of poultry has been ordered after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Yorkshire. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the farm near Hornsea ...
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Bird flu detected in a pig for the first time in the U.S., raising concerns
Bird flu has been found in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday.