Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds
2 years, 7 months ago

Bird flu takes unheard-of toll on bald eagles, other birds

Associated Press  

— Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly. “At that point, they’re so far into the disease there’s no treatment options left.” The latest outbreak of the highly contagious virus has led to the culling of about 37 million chickens and turkeys in U.S. farms since February, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed 956 cases of bird flu in wild birds, including at least 54 bald eagles. The latest reported toll is nearly 10 times higher than the 99 confirmed cases in wild birds during the last bird flu outbreak in 2015. The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center also collects data from wildlife officials on suspected and confirmed bird flu deaths.

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Bird flu outbreak hits Britain's turkey farms as tens of thousands are culled and rest ordered to be kept indoors days before Christmas
2 days, 2 hours ago

Bird flu outbreak hits Britain's turkey farms as tens of thousands are culled and rest ordered to be kept indoors days before Christmas

Daily Mail  

Turkey farms have been hit by an outbreak of bird flu as tens of thousands of birds have been culled and ordered to be kept indoors just before Christmas. This is the first outbreak of bird flu in captive animals since February and no humans have yet been infected with the risk of spread to people remaining very low. Avian …

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu
54 years, 11 months ago

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

Wired  

The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them mild—until now. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. An investigation by the Louisiana Department of Health and CDC has determined …

We're Pandemic Experts. Here's What Worries Us Most About Bird Flu.
1 week, 5 days ago

We're Pandemic Experts. Here's What Worries Us Most About Bird Flu.

Huff Post  

Jonathan R. Beckerman via Getty Images Experts are concerned for farm workers who are most likely to get sick from bird flu. you might be able to give the H5N1 virus genes that make it more virulent in people or that make it possible to transmit more easily from person to person, and that’s definitely something we want to prevent.” …

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat
1 week, 5 days ago

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United States. The deadly bird flu variant H5N1 first emerged in China in 1996, but over the last four years it has sp More than 300 …

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain

NPR  

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain The spread of bird flu continues to trouble scientists. His experiments with infected cattle indicated bird flu was primarily spreading through virus-laden milk, not as you'd expect from a typical respiratory virus. STONE: The intervening months have made it painfully clear bird flu has a strong foothold in …

Here's why bird flu fears are intensifying
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Here's why bird flu fears are intensifying

NPR  

Here's why bird flu fears are intensifying toggle caption Charlie Neibergall/AP Scientists believe it was roughly a year ago that an influenza virus sickening and killing birds happened upon a new and surprisingly hospitable host in the Texas Panhandle — dairy cattle. Without a new strategy and closer work with the industry, there's little indication that will change, given all …

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming

Salon  

This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising concerns that the H5N1 virus that causes it is inching closer to evolving in a way that allows it to spread between humans. Again, if the H5N1 virus develops the ability to efficiently spread between humans, the world …

Bird flu worries European health agencies as they increase virus surveillance
1 month ago

Bird flu worries European health agencies as they increase virus surveillance

Salon  

As flu season nears, Europe is increasing surveillance for human cases of H5N1 influenza, also known as bird flu. “We’ve updated our guidance to include milder symptoms in individuals exposed to birds or other animals,” Angeliki Melidou, principal expert in respiratory viruses at the ECDC, told The Telegraph. “The priority is to strengthen surveillance and ensure we monitor and follow …

Should We Be Worried About Bird Flu?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Should We Be Worried About Bird Flu?

Huff Post  

ULISES RUIZ via Getty Images The H5N1 virus, aka the bird flu, spilled over to commercial poultry before sickening cattle earlier this year. The increase in avian influenza activity is due to a major outbreak occurring in wild birds that has been ongoing and has spilled into poultry farms and now dairy cattle,” Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert …

Bird flu spreads across US with dozens of cases now found in 6 states
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bird flu spreads across US with dozens of cases now found in 6 states

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Michigan officials announced the state’s first outbreak since early …

How scientists monitor wild and migratory seabirds, shorebirds and ducks for deadly avian influenza
2 months, 1 week ago

How scientists monitor wild and migratory seabirds, shorebirds and ducks for deadly avian influenza

ABC  

Last Saturday, as night fell, a gaggle of volunteers and scientists gathered along the rocky coastline of Victoria's Phillip Island. With head torches at the ready, Dr Wille and her crew were one of many surveillance groups around Australia who test flocks for avian influenza, with an eye out for a particularly deadly type. The National Avian Influenza Wild Bird …

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us

Salon  

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported. “Largely, that’s because our surveillance has been so poor.” As bird flu cases go underreported, health officials risk being slow to notice if the virus were to become more contagious. Gray’s team detected signs of prior bird flu infections in …

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing
54 years, 11 months ago

The Bird Flu Threat Keeps Growing

Wired  

Ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza have decimated poultry flocks and wild birds across the United States and worldwide. On July 25, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed an additional three human cases, bringing the total number of US cases to 13 since April. “These cases are not entirely surprising given that these people were working with infected …

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections
5 months ago

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Friday announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers, but they also said a new study in Michigan suggested the virus is not causing silent infections in people. Last month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services launched a study of workers who were around cows sickened by the bird flu. It’s …

Central Travancore a sitting duck for avian flu
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Central Travancore a sitting duck for avian flu

The Hindu  

It was just another day for Abraham Ouseph, who had taken his ducks to the Vilakkupadam paddy polder for foraging as usual. “We are scared of crows nowadays,” says Premraj adding that though Kuttanad has witnessed bird flu outbreaks quite a few times, this is the first time the disease has been reported in his village. Sporadic bird flu infections …

Opinion: Bird flu is a real threat. Here’s a way to fight it
6 months ago

Opinion: Bird flu is a real threat. Here’s a way to fight it

LA Times  

If the last couple years are any indication, bird flu is not just for the birds. Livestock transport is regulated at the federal level by the Twenty-Eight Hour Law, which requires animals traveling domestically for more than 28 hours to be offloaded for food, water and rest, and the Animal Health Protection Act, which gives the USDA broad authority to …

Ex-CDC Director Makes Alarming Bird Flu Prediction
6 months ago

Ex-CDC Director Makes Alarming Bird Flu Prediction

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former CDC Director Robert Redfield suggested that a bird flu pandemic among humans is inevitable ― and would be extremely lethal. “I really do think it’s very likely that we will, at some time ― it’s not a question of if, it’s more of a question of when ― we will have a bird flu pandemic,” Redfield …

WHO confirms world's first human bird flu death in Mexico
6 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO confirms world's first human bird flu death in Mexico

India Today  

A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. "Although the source of exposure to the virus in this case is currently unknown, A viruses have been reported in poultry in Mexico", WHO said in a …

Centre directs states/UTs to keep vigil on avian influenza, wants regular health check
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre directs states/UTs to keep vigil on avian influenza, wants regular health check

Live Mint  

Four states reported outbreaks of Avian Influenza or bird flu, prompting the Union government to direct all states and union territoris to be vigilant about any unusual bird deaths. It has also asked them to strengthen biosecurity measures in all poultries, maintain enhanced surveillance in wet markets and urged strict and timely reporting of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection cases. Enhanced …

Authorities on alert after low-risk bird flu case detected on West Australian chicken farm
7 months ago

Authorities on alert after low-risk bird flu case detected on West Australian chicken farm

ABC  

In short: A low-pathogenic case of bird flu has been detected on a poultry farm in WA's South West. A mixed poultry farm in Western Australia's South West has been placed under a pest control notice after a low pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected. We do know H9 low pathogenic strains occur in wild birds," Dr Webb said. …

A strain of bird flu has caused 'mass mortality events' on every continent but Australia. Scientists say an outbreak is inevitable
7 months ago

A strain of bird flu has caused 'mass mortality events' on every continent but Australia. Scientists say an outbreak is inevitable

ABC  

A deadly strain of avian influenza has breached the fragile ecosystem of the world's most remote continent. “It was quite devastating, every couple of metres you’re finding another dead bird," Federation University Australia researcher Dr Meagan Dewar told 7.30. A mutated strain of the virus we know as "bird flu" had penetrated the world's most remote continent. "We do know …

Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO
8 months ago

Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate. "This remains I think an enormous concern," the UN health agency's chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. But in the hundreds of cases where humans have been infected through contact with …

Fresh bird flu pandemic fears as WHO warns outbreak is of 'enormous concern' and would have 'extraordinarily high' death rates
8 months ago

Fresh bird flu pandemic fears as WHO warns outbreak is of 'enormous concern' and would have 'extraordinarily high' death rates

Daily Mail  

The increasing spread of bird flu to humans is an 'enormous concern', the World Health Organization has warned. Experts at the World Health Organization said the strain humans face an 'extraordinarily high' mortality rate if it were to take hold, currently killing more than half of those infected. Jeremy Farrar, the UN health agency's chief scientist, said: 'This remains I …

WHO Voices Alarm At Rising Bird Flu Cases, Calls It 'Enormous Concern'
8 months ago

WHO Voices Alarm At Rising Bird Flu Cases, Calls It 'Enormous Concern'

News 18  

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate. “This remains I think an enormous concern,” the UN health agency’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. But in the hundreds of cases where humans have been infected through contact with …

Human bird flu cases ’an enormous concern’: WHO flags surge in H5N1 cases with ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality
8 months ago

Human bird flu cases ’an enormous concern’: WHO flags surge in H5N1 cases with ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization has voiced concern as bird flu or avian influenza continues to cross the species barrier with increasing frequency. The UN health body said on Thursday that the strain has become “a global zoonotic animal pandemic” with human victims displaying an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate. Other animals infected with avian influenza viruses may have virus present in …

More than a dozen states quarantine COWS to halt spread of bird flu - as experts grow increasingly worried about outbreak in people
8 months, 1 week ago

More than a dozen states quarantine COWS to halt spread of bird flu - as experts grow increasingly worried about outbreak in people

Daily Mail  

Farms in several states are quarantining cows amid fears of rapidly spreading bird flu. Health officials in 18 states have placed restrictions on imports of cattle from states where the bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been confirmed in dairy cows. Although officials say the risk to humans who eat beef is 'very low,' some experts are concerned about …

Bird flu outbreak in NYC animals prompts new health alert: New Yorkers are told to STAY AWAY from wildlife
8 months, 1 week ago

Bird flu outbreak in NYC animals prompts new health alert: New Yorkers are told to STAY AWAY from wildlife

Daily Mail  

New Yorkers are being urged to keep their distance from wildlife after bird flu was discovered in NYC — amid fears the disease could jump to humans. Geese, falcons and hawks living in Manhattan's parks and green spaces have tested positive for the virus, officials say, warning cases could be more widespread. Geese, falcons and hawks living in Manhattan's parks …

Avian Flu threat grows: Second human case confirmed in U.S., first in Texas
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Avian Flu threat grows: Second human case confirmed in U.S., first in Texas

Hindustan Times  

The threat of Avian Flu, also known as bird flu, is expanding as the U.S. confirms a second human case. The first human case of avian flu in Texas confirmed On April 1, the Texas department of state health services announced that a patient was diagnosed with avian influenza after coming into contact with dairy cows that were believed to …

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it
9 months ago

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The virus can be controlled in domesticated animals, but it can spread unchecked in wildlife and marine mammals such as South America’s seals …

The bird flu outbreak isn’t over, but it’s less severe, helping egg and poultry prices recover
1 year, 1 month ago

The bird flu outbreak isn’t over, but it’s less severe, helping egg and poultry prices recover

Associated Press  

— Nearly 5 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022, but as big as that number may sound, it’s far less than the number of birds killed last year which means consumers aren’t seeing as much impact on poultry and egg prices. Egg prices peaked …

Highly pathogenic avian flu detected at Alabama chicken farm, nearly 48K birds killed
1 year, 1 month ago

Highly pathogenic avian flu detected at Alabama chicken farm, nearly 48K birds killed

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After confirming the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu in a flock of chickens, nearly 48,000 birds were killed at a north Alabama farm, state agriculture officials said. A Marshall County commercial pullet farm — one that raises chicks from hatching until they are ready to produce eggs when they are moved to a laying barn — …

Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota
1 year, 2 months ago

Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that avian influenza, which is deadly to commercial poultry, was confirmed in a flock of 47,300 turkeys …

Avian flu threatens survival of some bird species in Scotland, study suggests
1 year, 8 months ago

Avian flu threatens survival of some bird species in Scotland, study suggests

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study, which looked at avian flu in wild birds, found long-term conservation measures …

Bird flu could kill one in TWENTY humans who get infected, reveal worst-case scenario models
1 year, 8 months ago

Bird flu could kill one in TWENTY humans who get infected, reveal worst-case scenario models

Daily Mail  

Bird flu could kill one up to one in 20 people it infects, according to Government worst-case scenarios. UK scientists tasked with developing 'scenarios of early human transmission' of bird flu have warned that five per cent of infected people could die if the virus took off in humans. Under another scenario, the scientists assumed 1 per cent of those …

Bird flu outbreak: Will it cause the next pandemic?
1 year, 9 months ago

Bird flu outbreak: Will it cause the next pandemic?

Hindustan Times  

Scientists are already talking about the largest observed avian influenza epidemic in European history. All the people who tested positive for the new avian flu lineage had had close contact with wild birds, said Richard Pebody, head of the High-threat Pathogen Team at WHO/Europe. In order for avian flu H5N1 to sp But researchers have expressed some concern that the …

ird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic
1 year, 9 months ago

ird flu outbreak underscores need for early detection to prevent the next big pandemic

The Hindu  

The current epidemic of avian influenza has killed over 58 million birds in the U.S. as of February 2023. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, large outbreaks of viruses like bird flu raise the specter of another disease jumping from animals into humans. Most spillover research today is focused on learning about and preventing viruses – including coronaviruses, …

Why Public Health Officials Are Not Panicked About Bird Flu? An Analysis
1 year, 10 months ago

Why Public Health Officials Are Not Panicked About Bird Flu? An Analysis

News 18  

A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a variety of mammals species and raising fears of a pandemic more lethal than COVID-19. But the very changes that have allowed the virus to infect wild birds so efficiently likely made it harder …

Bird Flu Kills Hundreds of Sea Lion, Pelicans in Peru's Protected Marine Areas
1 year, 10 months ago

Bird Flu Kills Hundreds of Sea Lion, Pelicans in Peru's Protected Marine Areas

News 18  

Peru said Tuesday that 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in recent weeks, the latest report on the disease’s impacts. Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that killed them had also claimed 585 sea lions in seven protected marine areas, …

Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year
1 year, 10 months ago

Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year

Associated Press  

— The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery store after more than 58 million birds were slaughtered to limit the spread of the virus. The outbreak is already more widespread than the last major bird flu outbreak in 2015, but it hasn’t proven as costly yet partly …

The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn
1 year, 10 months ago

The Bird Flu Outbreak Has Taken an Ominous Turn

Wired  

This week, Argentina and Uruguay declared national health emergencies following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, the fast-moving virus that destroys poultry flocks and wild birds, and for decades has been feared as a possible spark for a pandemic among people. That makes 10 South American countries that have recently marked their first-ever encounter with the virus, including Peru—where …

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?
1 year, 10 months ago

Will bird flu spark the next pandemic?

Al Jazeera  

A dramatic series of outbreaks is leading to concerns that a mutation could eventually hit humans and make COVID-19 seem mild. With the virus driving poultry shortages, killing droves of wild birds, and increasingly spilling over to mammals, the situation begs an overarching question: Could avian influenza evolve from an ecological disaster to a full-blown pandemic? But the fast-proliferating avian …

Bird flu outbreak in US could turn into new pandemic: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Bird flu outbreak in US could turn into new pandemic: Report

India Today  

A deadly avian flu killed over 50 million birds in the United States in 2020. The bird flu caused by the H5N1 avian influenza virus mostly affected birds on poultry farms in the US. READ | Avian flu outbreak wipes out over 50 million US birds, a record Similarly, in October last year, a large outbreak occurred on a mink …

Experts Fear Bird Flu Outbreak Could Turn Into New Pandemic
1 year, 10 months ago

Experts Fear Bird Flu Outbreak Could Turn Into New Pandemic

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An ongoing outbreak of a deadly avian flu strain has already killed millions of birds, and it’s becoming an even greater cause for concern as it spills over into mammalian species. Ian Brown, the U.K.’s Animal and Plant Health Agency director of scientific services, told the BBC that he was “acutely aware of the risks” of avian …

Latest Iowa bird flu cases push December total near 700,000
2 years ago

Latest Iowa bird flu cases push December total near 700,000

Associated Press  

— Four new cases of bird flu at Iowa turkey farms in the past few days will push the number of birds slaughtered nationwide this month to limit the spread of the virus up to nearly 700,000. The latest cases announced by the Iowa Department of Agriculture only add to the toll of this year’s ongoing outbreak that has prompted …

Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska
2 years ago

Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska

Associated Press  

— Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said Saturday that the state’s 13th case of bird flu was found …

Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska
2 years ago

Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska

The Independent  

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First bird flu cases in wildfowl reported in Los Angeles County this year
2 years, 2 months ago

First bird flu cases in wildfowl reported in Los Angeles County this year

LA Times  

Turkeys in a barn in Iowa. Eight wild birds in Los Angeles County have tested positive for the avian flu, according to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Los Angeles County health officials announced that seven geese and a heron have tested positive for avian flu, marking the first time the disease has been detected in the county this year. …

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals
2 years, 2 months ago

Bird flu spreads to Southern California, infecting chickens, wild birds and other animals

LA Times  

Chickens roaming and clucking inside one of the many henhouses at a poultry facility in Nuevo, Calif., in November 2017. And though government officials are primarily concerned about poultry farms, the epidemic has struck wild birds, too — from waterfowl to raptors and vultures. “Unfortunately, we’re really just at the beginning” of this highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak, said Dr. …

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
2 years, 3 months ago

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, officials said Wednesday. Indiana’s case was its first since a backyard flock there tested positive June 8, which had been …

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
2 years, 3 months ago

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected

LA Times  

Bird flu has returned to Midwest, with the highly pathogenic disease being detected in two commercial turkey flocks in western Minnesota and a hobby flock in Indiana, health authorities said. Above, turkeys at a turkey farm near Sauk Centre, Minn. Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of several months, with the highly …

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