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With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?
5 days, 13 hours ago

With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?

LA Times  

Cows graze in a field on Thursday in Petaluma, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency to be better prepared to deal with the spread of Type A H5N1 bird flu, which has spread through dairy cows in 16 states — including California— and has caused illnesses in people in the U.S. As government agencies prepare for a …

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Latest California child to become ill after drinking raw milk does not have bird flu, CDC says
1 week, 6 days ago

Latest California child to become ill after drinking raw milk does not have bird flu, CDC says

LA Times  

A Northern California child who consumed raw milk and became severely ill did not have the bird flu virus, according to tests conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The child’s mother purchased Raw Farm raw milk, mistaking it for unhomogenized — or cream top — pasteurized milk. Last week, raw milk sales from Fresno-based Raw Farm were …

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Bird flu found in raw milk sold in California
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Bird flu found in raw milk sold in California

Salon  

Over the weekend, California state health officials warned the public to avoid drinking raw milk from a Fresno-based dairy farm that was being sold in stores. “Out of an abundance of caution, and due to the ongoing spread of bird flu in dairy cows, poultry and sporadic human cases, consumers should not consume any of the affected raw milk.” Related …

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Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country

LA Times  

It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys — milled about a San Joaquin Valley dairy farm in the largest milk-producing state in the nation. The scene seemed utterly unremarkable — except for the fact that five days earlier, the H5N1 bird flu virus that has ravaged California’s dairy …

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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 …

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H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon
1 month, 1 week ago

H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon

LA Times  

As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday that six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon — the state’s first. California’s state epidemiologist, Erica Pan, said that while the announcement of five cases today may sound like a sudden explosion or acceleration in cases, it was …

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As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau
2 months ago

As bird flu outbreaks rise, piles of dead cattle become shocking Central Valley tableau

LA Times  

There’s a sickness hovering over Tulare County‘s dairy industry. Two dead cows lie on the edge of a dairy farm in Tipton, Calif. “I’m surprised there are that few reported,” Anja Raudabaugh, chief executive of Western United Dairies, a California dairy trade organization, said recently after being told the latest case number was 105. “Virus will survive on the carcass …

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5 poultry farmers quarantined after H5N1 outbreak in Odisha
3 months, 2 weeks ago

5 poultry farmers quarantined after H5N1 outbreak in Odisha

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA: Health officials have quarantined five poultry farmers after H5N1-infected chickens were found at their farms on Tuesday. Chief district medical officer Dr Anita Patnaik confirmed that the swab samples from these farmers were collected and sent to the Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar for testing. The bird flu outbreak was confirmed on Sunday, following tests by the High …

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Alarming development as Missouri patient becomes first American to catch H5N1 bird flu with no exposure to animals
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alarming development as Missouri patient becomes first American to catch H5N1 bird flu with no exposure to animals

Daily Mail  

A person in Missouri has become the first American to be diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu without coming into contact with animals, in a potentially worrying development. A person in Missouri has become the first American to be diagnosed with H5N1 bird flu without coming into contact with animals There have also been 196 herds of dairy cows infected with …

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US: Four human bird flu infections found in Colorado, health dept warns H5N1 could cause pandemic
5 months, 1 week ago

US: Four human bird flu infections found in Colorado, health dept warns H5N1 could cause pandemic

India TV News  

Colorado reported four confirmed infections of H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry workers, and is checking on the status of a fifth suspected case, health authorities said on Sunday. Human infections with H5N1 avian flu could cause severe disease and even a pandemic if the virus were to change and acquire the ability to spread easily between people, the US …

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Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness warns of potential arrival of H5N1 bird flu strain
5 months, 1 week ago

Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness warns of potential arrival of H5N1 bird flu strain

ABC  

Australian disease authorities are looking to the north and south of the country as they prepare for an outbreak of a bird flu strain that has caused a global animal pandemic. Closing in on Australia Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness senior research scientist Frank Wong said northern Australia's remoteness could pose surveillance challenges. Australia was not on the flight paths …

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He reported a possible H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. It took officials weeks to respond
5 months, 1 week ago

He reported a possible H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. It took officials weeks to respond

LA Times  

The virus has — so far — caused only minimal illness among humans, yet has spread rapidly among birds, sea mammals and other species with devastating effect. “I think that once everybody decided it wasn’t going to kill people and pasteurized milk and herds could get over it, then all that was left was to take these stopgap measures — …

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Bird flu: Why the latest H5N1 case in Michigan is a real cause for concern.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu: Why the latest H5N1 case in Michigan is a real cause for concern.

Slate  

This article was republished from Sequencer with updates to reflect additional information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed last week that a third person in the U.S. has tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The two Great Lakes State residents worked on different farms; we also know that for the first time, this third case …

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H5N1 bird flu: Centre asks States to be vigilant
6 months, 3 weeks ago

H5N1 bird flu: Centre asks States to be vigilant

The Hindu  

The Centre has asked all States to be vigilant for any unusual deaths amongst the domestic birds and poultry, and share the information with the Animal Husbandry Department immediately so that public health action can be initiated as per the national action plan for Avian influenza. A joint advisory issued on May 25 by the National Centre for Disease Control …

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As national wastewater testing expands, Texas researchers identify bird flu in nine cities
7 months, 1 week ago

As national wastewater testing expands, Texas researchers identify bird flu in nine cities

LA Times  

As researchers increasingly rely on wastewater testing to monitor the spread of bird flu, some are questioning the reliability of the tests being used. “Right now we are using these sort of broad tests” to test for influenza A viruses in wastewater, said epidemiologist Denis Nash, referring to a category of viruses that includes normal human flu and the bird …

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Inadequate bird flu testing is making pandemic experts concerned we're "flying blind" with H5N1
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Inadequate bird flu testing is making pandemic experts concerned we're "flying blind" with H5N1

Salon  

After public health officials confirmed H5N1, the virus also known as bird flu, jumped from poultry to cows and recently infected an American, they’ve warned that if the virus strain made its way to pigs, it could be a time to press the panic button. This specific trait might allow the virus to sp “The biggest question is whether cows …

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Central team takes stock of bird flu situation in Alappuzha
8 months ago

Central team takes stock of bird flu situation in Alappuzha

The Hindu  

A three-member team of experts from the National Centre for Disease Control has reached Alappuzha to assess the situation following the outbreak of avian influenza at Cheruthana and Edathua in the district. Meanwhile, the Animal Husbandry department will send samples of dead birds from Muttar and Ambalappuzha North to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal for testing …

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Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'
8 months ago

Disease X: Scientists warn next pandemic could be triggered by virus of ‘deadly infectious illness'

Hindustan Times  

Sounding the alarm for a potential future crisis, scientists warn that the next pandemic might be caused by Disease X. An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now believe a strain of influenza virus is the most likely cause of the next global outbreak of “deadly infectious illness.” Alappuzha: Ducks being …

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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 …

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Experts gather with Avain flu risk on the agenda
1 year, 10 months ago

Experts gather with Avain flu risk on the agenda

Hindustan Times  

The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months. At this week's meeting, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b was a key topic, the World Health Organization and global flu experts told Reuters. Read here: …

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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 …

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Mammalian spread of H5N1 and its pandemic potential
1 year, 10 months ago

Mammalian spread of H5N1 and its pandemic potential

The Hindu  

Avian influenza, or bird flu, is a highly contagious viral infection that primarily affects birds. H5N1 is a highly pathogenic subtype of avian influenza that causes severe disease and death in birds. The recent findings of transmission of H5N1 between mammals thus raise concerns on the potential for H5N1 to cause a pandemic in humans if it were to spill …

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Colorado prison inmate becomes first American infected by latest outbreak of H5N1 bird flu
2 years, 7 months ago

Colorado prison inmate becomes first American infected by latest outbreak of H5N1 bird flu

Daily Mail  

A Colorado prison inmate has contracted H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm where he was placed as part of a pre-release work program. The unnamed inmate, who is under 40, contracted the bird flu - known medically as avian influenza - at Foster Farms after being directly exposed through culling, the Montrose Press and the CDC reported. A Delta …

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Bird Flu Causes, Symptoms and Prevention: All You Should Know About Avian Influenza
3 years, 11 months ago

Bird Flu Causes, Symptoms and Prevention: All You Should Know About Avian Influenza

News 18  

Bird flu or avian influenza is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but can also infect humans. Causes of Bird Flu Bird flu can spread through domestic poultry and can be transmitted to humans if they come in contact with infected bird feces, secretions from nose, mouth or eyes. Bird Flu Symptoms Some of the common symptoms of Bird …

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