Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results
1 month ago

Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results

LA Times  

Mark McAfee owns Raw Farm, the largest raw milk farm in California with some 2,400 head of dairy cattle in Fresno County. When the bird flu virus began striking dairy farms last year, dead barn cats were often the first sign. The study, parts of which were accidentally released this month, details a public health investigation in Michigan from May 2024 involving dairy workers with bird flu symptoms and their pet cats. After not improving over two more days, the cat was referred to the Michigan State University Veterinary Medical Center., where the cat was euthanized after “rapid disease progression.” Because the cat’s owner was a dairy farm worker, and there were reports of H5N1 in local dairy farms, the cat’s body was sent to the university’s diagnostic laboratory, where tests confirmed the presence of the virus. “If we want to get serious about finding human H5 infections, we’ll need to use rapid tests in homes when the eyes first are red, independent of what is happening in the herd on the farm.” “The workers, the cats, and the bulk milk samples are the best sentinels for early dairy herd diagnoses,” he said.

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One more US company recalls raw pet food as bird flu continues to infect cats
3 weeks ago

One more US company recalls raw pet food as bird flu continues to infect cats

Firstpost  

Earlier this week, two more cats contracted H5N1 in Washington after eating pet food from the same brand, Wild Coast Raw. One of the cats was euthanised while the other one remains in veterinary care A second raw pet food manufacturing company has recalled products in the US after cats from two households tested positive for bird flu in Oregon …

MP town reports India's first cases of H5N1 flu in domestic cats, owners not infected
3 weeks, 2 days ago

MP town reports India's first cases of H5N1 flu in domestic cats, owners not infected

Hindustan Times  

First cases of avian influenza virus in domestic cats have been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara, but senior officials clarified on Thursday that their owners reportedly remain unaffected. The owners of three to four cats that tested positive for H5NI in Madhya Pradesh have not been afflicted with the ailment, news agency PTI quoted a senior official as saying on …

Washington state warns pet owners after bird flu confirmed in cats – Know the early signs of illness
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Washington state warns pet owners after bird flu confirmed in cats – Know the early signs of illness

India Today  

Washington state officials are warning pet owners after two indoor cats tested positive for bird flu. The two cats had been consuming Wild Coast raw pet food, which the WSDA previously had issued a public health alert about. This follows other similar cases in Oregon, where domesticated cats were infected with bird flu after they consumed the same raw pet …

US bird flu outbreak concerns continue as health agencies face cuts and information delays
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US bird flu outbreak concerns continue as health agencies face cuts and information delays

ABC  

An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been cut. Prior to Mr Trump's inauguration, Dr Adalja participated in calls every few weeks with scientific experts at the CDC and USDA to discuss the bird flu outbreak. Australia's surveillance of bird flu …

People can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests
1 month ago

People can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests

Raw Story  

by Issam AHMED A study published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences. Both case studies involved pet owners who worked at or near dairy cattle farms affected by bird flu, and both resulted in deaths of infected felines. The owner also experienced …

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats
1 month ago

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats

LA Times  

A worker at a fresh poultry market carries a bag of chicken as fresh poultry is seen in buckets awaiting purchase in El Monte, Californiaon December 19, 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added black rats to the growing list of mammals that have been infected by H5N1 bird flu. Climate & Environment Dairy workers may have given bird …

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
1 month ago

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected

Associated Press  

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. Cats in two separate households died in May after developing severe illnesses that were confirmed as the Type A H5N1 bird virus found in U.S. dairy herds, investigators reported. That worker reported eye irritation, a possible symptom of bird flu, two days before the cat …

Bird Flu Kills Dairy Workers’ Cats, Suggesting a Viral Change
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1 month ago

Bird Flu Kills Dairy Workers’ Cats, Suggesting a Viral Change

Live Mint  

-- Two house cats died after contracting bird flu in the homes of dairy workers, a troubling sign that the virus may be moving between species and becoming more widespread. The cats’ owners lived in separate households in Michigan and developed symptoms of H5N1 last May, according to a report released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and …

New study warns hundreds could be infected with H5N1 bird flu without symptoms: Are you at risk?
1 month ago

New study warns hundreds could be infected with H5N1 bird flu without symptoms: Are you at risk?

Hindustan Times  

A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having symptoms of H5N1 bird flu, while none of the veterinarians in the new paper recalled any such symptoms. The new study is more evidence that the official US tally of confirmed human bird flu infections …

DOGE accidentally fired USDA staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak
1 month ago

DOGE accidentally fired USDA staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency forced the …

Trump administration scrambles to rehire 'accidentally' fired bird flu experts: report
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1 month ago

Trump administration scrambles to rehire 'accidentally' fired bird flu experts: report

Raw Story  

The Department of Agriculture is quickly flailing to rehire the bird flu experts they just "accidentally" fired, NBC News reported on Tuesday. "USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service frontline positions are considered public safety positions, and we are continuing to hire the workforce necessary to ensure the safety and adequate supply of food to fulfill our statutory mission." President Donald …

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course
1 month ago

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course

NPR  

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course toggle caption J. David Ake/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is trying to reverse the firing of staffers who worked on the government's response to bird flu, amidst growing concerns about its spread. This isn't the only department trying to reverse firings Several …

First cows, now cats. Is bird flu coming for humans next?
1 month ago

First cows, now cats. Is bird flu coming for humans next?

Live Mint  

A strain of bird flu recently spread from wild birds and poultry to cows, and a dairy worker subsequently tested positive for the strain. “If the virus figures out a way to adapt and start transmitting between humans, infections in the general population could go up exponentially overnight," says Scott Hensley, a professor in the microbiology department at the University …

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate
1 month, 1 week ago

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate

CNN  

KFF Health News — Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms. “Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.” Although the CDC’s flu dashboard shows a surge of influenza, it doesn’t include all data needed …

Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests
1 month, 1 week ago

Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having symptoms of H5N1 bird flu, while none of the veterinarians in the new paper recalled any such symptoms. The new study is more evidence that the official U.S. tally of confirmed human …

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people
1 month, 1 week ago

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people

NPR  

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people toggle caption U.S. Department of Agriculture/AP The first study on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make it to publication under the Trump administration came out Thursday. "It means our surveillance is inadequate," says Lauren Sauer, a professor …

Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study

LA Times  

A new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the H5N1 bird flu virus is probably circulating undetected in livestock in many parts of the country and may be infecting unaware veterinarians. Seema Lakdawala, a microbiologist at Emory University in Atlanta — who was not involved in the research — said she was surprised …

Bird flu infections went undetected in veterinarians, CDC study shows
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu infections went undetected in veterinarians, CDC study shows

CNN  

CNN — Blood testing of large-animal veterinarians suggests that H5N1 bird flu has sp The study comes as Ohio announced its first human case of H5N1 in a poultry worker who was hospitalized with respiratory symptoms but has since recovered. Blood tests in veterinarians For the research, called a seroprevalence study because it looks for evidence of infections in the …

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
1 month, 1 week ago

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

Salon  

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds. Related Migrants are on the front lines of …

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
1 month, 1 week ago

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. At least 68 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to CDC data. But …

New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data shows changes in virus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data shows changes in virus

LA Times  

A dairy worker in Nevada may have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu known to have killed one person and severely sickened another. Last week, federal health officials announced that at least four dairy herds in Nevada had been infected by a strain of the H5N1 bird flu that is circulating in wild birds and that led …

Migrants are on the front lines of the bird flu crisis but deportation fears are causing chaos
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Migrants are on the front lines of the bird flu crisis but deportation fears are causing chaos

Salon  

Over the past two decades, scientists have paid close attention to the spread of bird flu, a disease caused by the H5N1 virus that has high pandemic potential. A New York Times Magazine last year, in an article on the impact on milk prices of immigration crackdowns, put it starkly: “Undocumented labor quietly props up the entire American economy — …

San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission
1 month, 2 weeks ago

San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission

LA Times  

A pet cat was announced infected with the H5N1 bird flu shortly after the CDC released data suggesting an adolescent may have caught the virus from a cat. San Mateo County public health officials announced Thursday that they’d discovered a pet cat in Half Moon Bay infected with H5N1 bird flu. She said department officials were “not aware of any …

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to bird flu outbreak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to bird flu outbreak

LA Times  

All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices. The order came after birds infected with the virus were found …

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

Associated Press  

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday. A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus known as B3.13 was confirmed in March after being introduced to cattle in late 2023, scientists said. “Now we …

Second form of bird flu already linked to death of Louisiana senior now detected in dairy cattle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second form of bird flu already linked to death of Louisiana senior now detected in dairy cattle

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nevada dairy cows have been infected with a new form of …

A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada

NPR  

A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada toggle caption Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images/Moment RF A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in several humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time. Sponsor Message "It …

Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into Nevada dairy cattle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into Nevada dairy cattle

LA Times  

A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed a person in Louisiana and severely sickened a teenager in Canada has now been detected in dairy herds in Nevada. Finding D1.1 in dairy cows caught investigators off-guard, but it is just the latest surprise as the H5N1 bird flu continues to flummox researchers and public health officials. Anja Raudabaugh, …

New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay

CNN  

CNN — Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture. “It’s much easier to control virus spread when you’re talking about a virus spreading from cow to cow than controlling spread from birds to cows,” …

Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information

Salon  

For the last four years, the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has been ravaging wild bird populations, spilling over into other species and infecting poultry and dairy cows. Researchers and public health officials have been putting forth efforts to better understand how bird flu is passed between species to keep it from mutating into something that could become …

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The egg farm was impacted by bird flu “Unfortunately, we have been previously affected by …

Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies

Salon  

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. “This idea that science cannot continue until there’s a political lens over it is unprecedented,” said Anne Schuchat, a former principal deputy director at the CDC. “I hope it’s going to be very short-lived, but if it’s …

Top doctor sounds alarm over new pandemic virus mutation in bird flu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top doctor sounds alarm over new pandemic virus mutation in bird flu

Daily Mail  

Scientists are raising the alarm over a potential new pandemic virus that could be emerging in California. This week, officials reported the first outbreak of a rare but deadly H5N9 strain of bird flu on a duck farm in Merced County, just outside the Bay Area. But tests showed that the birds had also been infected with H5N1, the strain …

Bird flu outbreaks close parks and force zoos to implement safety measures
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu outbreaks close parks and force zoos to implement safety measures

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While the Trump administration has halted government health agency communications with …

What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu
2 months ago

What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu

NPR  

What to know about protecting your cat from bird flu toggle caption eclipse_images/iStockphoto/Getty Images Your orange tabby might be a vicious mouser. Also last month, Los Angeles County's public health department confirmed two cats tested positive for bird flu after drinking raw milk from the Raw Farm dairy in California's Central Valley. If a cat does seem sick, Sykes says …

A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production
2 months ago

A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production

LA Times  

As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation’s food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge. Although the FDA offers guidance on best practices for raw pet food producers, there are few rules, if any, regarding how raw meat is sourced for pet food; industrious entrepreneurs can source meat …

Bird flu: Cats died in California after drinking recalled raw milk
2 months, 1 week ago

Bird flu: Cats died in California after drinking recalled raw milk

Associated Press  

A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired. The cats drank unpasteurized milk from lots recalled by Raw Farm, of Fresno, whose dairy products were pulled from California store shelves in December after health officials found the virus …

First Bird Flu Death In US: 66-Yr-Old Dies Of H5N1 Virus As US Gears Up To Contain Spread
2 months, 2 weeks ago

First Bird Flu Death In US: 66-Yr-Old Dies Of H5N1 Virus As US Gears Up To Contain Spread

ABP News  

Bird Flu: A US man aged 66 has died after battling a bird flu infection for almost three weeks, the country’s apex health body, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has reported. The US health authority states that while the death from H5N1 bird flu is tragic, it is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with …

US records its first human death from bird flu
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

US records its first human death from bird flu

Live Mint  

The first human death linked to bird flu has been reported in the United States, health authorities in Louisiana announced Monday, while noting the patient had underlying medical conditions. ‘Risk of Human-to-Human Transmission Low’ The announcement in mid-December of the patient being in “critical condition” sparked alarm that the United States could see an outbreak of a possible bird flu …

Worries as avian flu virus breaches species barriers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Worries as avian flu virus breaches species barriers

Hindustan Times  

In the span of a month, H5N1 has killed three tigers and a leopard in India, 11 house cats in California, and forced a teenage girl in Canada onto life support. The virus, which is better known as the avian influenza virus and is mostly prevalent in birds, spreading through dairy farms across America for much of 2024, appears to …

First U.S. death from bird flu reported in Louisiana
2 months, 2 weeks ago

First U.S. death from bird flu reported in Louisiana

Salon  

On Monday, the Louisiana Department of Health reported that a patient with a severe case of bird flu, caused by the H5N1 virus, had died from their infection, a first for the United States. Even before the patient died, their case made headlines for several reasons: bird flu is raging across North America, swamping dairy and poultry farms and causing …

Owner of two cats that died after drinking H5N1 recalled milk threatens to sue
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Owner of two cats that died after drinking H5N1 recalled milk threatens to sue

LA Times  

As cats across Southern California die from consuming human and pet food contaminated by the H5N1 bird flu virus, one pet owner has decided to fight back — using legal recourse to obtain financial restitution for the tens of thousands of dollars he says he spent trying to save the lives of his three pet cats. On Wednesday, lawyers for …

More than 70 percent of California’s dairy cow herds are infected with bird flu. Here’s what to know
2 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 70 percent of California’s dairy cow herds are infected with bird flu. Here’s what to know

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A dozen more dairy herds in California have been stricken with …

‘Worrisome’ mutations found in H5N1 bird flu virus isolated from Canadian teenager
2 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Worrisome’ mutations found in H5N1 bird flu virus isolated from Canadian teenager

LA Times  

A California Department of Food and Agriculture technician perform tests on chickens for bird flu in 2006 at the Best Live Poultry & Fish store in Sylmar. The fate of a Canadian teenager who was infected with H5N1 bird flu in early November, and subsequently admitted to an intensive care unit, has finally been revealed: She has fully recovered. But …

More than 70 percent of California’s dairy cow herds are infected with bird flu. Here’s what to know
2 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 70 percent of California’s dairy cow herds are infected with bird flu. Here’s what to know

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A dozen more dairy herds in California have been stricken with …

How To Protect Your Cat From Bird Flu
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How To Protect Your Cat From Bird Flu

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets. Cooking meat or pasteurizing raw milk destroys the bird flu virus and other disease-causing germs. Northwest Naturals, a pet food company in Portland, Oregon, announced a voluntary recall …

Bird flu infection in cats raises concerns in US as virus mutates
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu infection in cats raises concerns in US as virus mutates

India Today  

The ongoing spread of bird flu in the US has alarmed experts - not just because of human cases causing severe illness, but also due to troubling new instances of infections in cats. An analysis posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday revealed that a small percentage of the virus in the patient's throat carried genetic …

Bird flu outbreak claims lives of 20 wildcats at Washington sanctuary
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu outbreak claims lives of 20 wildcats at Washington sanctuary

Hindustan Times  

A sanctuary in Washington state was struck with tragedy as their 20 wildcats died due to a bird flu outbreak which has affected animal lives at poultry farms, dairy cattle and even some human lives. Tragedy at Washington wildlife sanctuary as 20 wildcats die from bird flu outbreak. Washington sanctuary mourns wildcats’ death The non-profit organisation reported that various types …

Cats can get sick with bird flu, here's how to protect them
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cats can get sick with bird flu, here's how to protect them

Hindustan Times  

The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people can protect their pets. Cooking meat or pasteurizing raw milk destroys the bird flu virus and other disease-causing germs. Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or …

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