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6 days, 13 hours ago

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported in Louisiana this week. “CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the US. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a virus that typically spreads among birds but can also affect humans and other animals, …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Bird flu: How raw milk could usher in a pandemic.

Slate

Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans. The immediate risk posed by the bird flu virus’s presence in raw milk is limited to individual consumers who drink the stuff. But if you were actively trying to catch bird flu but couldn’t make it to a farm to handle the cows yourself, a glass of …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

California becomes 14th state to detect bird flu in dairy cows

Salon

On Monday, California became the 14th state to report outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows. Some have wondered how the Golden State avoided an outbreak thus far in the bird flu crisis, after nearly 200 outbreaks have been reported from Colorado to Texas to Michigan. In late August, cows at three dairy farms in the Central Valley displayed symptoms …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

US awards Moderna 176 mln USD for vaccine development amid bird flu outbreak

China Daily

Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. LOS ANGELES - The US government on Tuesday announced a 176-million-US-dollar investment in biotech company Moderna to develop a vaccine against bird flu as concerns escalate over a multi-state outbreak in dairy cows. This initiative comes as the ongoing outbreak of influenza …

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6 months ago

Does H5N1 pose a threat for humans? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain has been affecting cattle across several States in the U.S., and for the first time, three cases of human infection in dairy farm workers were also reported, raising fears of the risks of a wider transmission of this virus from cattle to humans. The districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Flu season is over, but there is a viral surge in California wastewater. Is it avian flu?

LA Times

An unusual surge in flu viruses detected at wastewater treatment plants in California and other parts of the country is raising concerns among some experts that H5N1 bird flu may be spreading farther and faster than health officers initially thought. Alexandria Boehm, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and principal investigator and program director for WastewaterSCAN — …

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8 months ago

Bird flu outbreak: Can people catch the infection from milk and eggs? What experts say

Hindustan Times

Amid bird flu outbreak in the US and UN body World Health Organization confirming the presence of H5N1 bird flu strain in raw milk, concerns have been rising around consuming milk, chicken and eggs. Bird flu primarily spreads among birds through their saliva, faeces, and respiratory secretions While the virus has been around since 1996, recent years since 2020 have …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘100 times worse than Covid pandemic’: Experts on risk of H5N1 bird flu outbreak

Hindustan Times

Experts raised concerns over the potential rapid spread of the bird flu pandemic, which may lead to an exceptionally high fatality rate and can be “100 times worse than the Covid pandemic”, reported the Daily Mail, a UK-based tabloid. The report cited experts who raised concerns over the threat of a new pandemic during a recent briefing where researchers discussed …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

'100 Times Worse Than Covid': Experts Raise Alarm Over Potential Bird Flu Pandemic

News 18

Experts have raised alarm over the potential threat of a bird flu pandemic, warning that it could be ‘100 times worse than Covid’ and potentially lead to fatalities in up to half of those infected. During the briefing, Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi, a prominent bird flu researcher in Pittsburgh, warned that H5N1 has the potential to cause a pandemic, given its …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Mammalian spread of H5N1 and its pandemic potential