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Australia's dairy farmers prepared to face deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu if it arrives
3 months ago

Australia's dairy farmers prepared to face deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu if it arrives

ABC  

Stuart and Belinda Griffin never thought they'd be on the look out for bird flu in their cows. "It's a bit of the alert, but not alarmed," said Stuart whose family has run a dairy farm in Moe, in Victoria's La Trobe Valley, for more than a century. "Veterinarians didn't routinely test cattle for influenza, that was not anywhere on …

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Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas Panhandle
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Clues from bird flu’s ground zero on dairy farms in the Texas Panhandle

Salon  

In early February, dairy farmers in the Texas Panhandle began to notice sick cattle. The buzz soon reached Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen: “They said there is something moving from herd to herd.” Nearly 60 days passed before veterinarians identified the culprit: a highly pathogenic strain of the bird flu virus, H5N1. “People tend to …

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Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Fresh bird flu pandemic fears as WHO warns outbreak is of 'enormous concern' and would have 'extraordinarily high' death rates
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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WHO Voices Alarm At Rising Bird Flu Cases, Calls It 'Enormous Concern'
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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WHO sounds alarm over human cases of bird flu, says ‘looking for new hosts’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO sounds alarm over human cases of bird flu, says ‘looking for new hosts’

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Thursday expressed grave concern over the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu infections in other species, including humans. With cows and goats joining the list of mammals infected with the current bird flu outbreak that began in 2020, the UN health agency official referred to it as "a global zoonotic animal pandemic." Read: ‘100 times …

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WHO says bird flu cases spreading to humans an enormous concern
8 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO says bird flu cases spreading to humans an enormous concern

India Today  

The World Health Organisation has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu to humans. The global health organisation flagged that the bird flu has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans. Jeremy Farrar, the chief scientist at the WHO, sounded the alarm over the bird flu cases spreading to humans at a press conference in Geneva. In a …

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‘Countries should invest in developing vaccines for all strains of influenza,’ says WHO’s new chief scientist
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Countries should invest in developing vaccines for all strains of influenza,’ says WHO’s new chief scientist

Firstpost  

London: Jeremy Farrar, the incoming chief scientist of the World Health Organization said on Monday that governments should invest in vaccines for all strains of the influenza virus that exist among animals as a safeguard in case of an outbreak in humans. The recent spread to mammals of H5N1 - commonly known as bird flu – also needed to be …

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Half of UK adults have gotten one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

Half of UK adults have gotten one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.K. says half of …

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Coronavirus: NT families flag concerns as Darwin plans to house evacuees from Wuhan
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: NT families flag concerns as Darwin plans to house evacuees from Wuhan

ABC  

As evacuees from the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak are expected to arrive in Darwin today, parents of a school next door to the planned quarantine centre have flagged concerns about the lack of community consultation. Key points: Australia's chief medical officer said quarantining evacuees at the Howard Springs site would not put Territorians in danger Good Shepherd Lutheran College …

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