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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds

LA Times

Cows are milked at a Fresno dairy farm. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: The H5N1 bird flu may be one mutation away from being a threat to humans. And here’s today’s e-newspaper The H5N1 bird flu virus may need just one mutation to be a threat to humans, a study found. “Yikes,” “Oh great” and …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

A single mutation could make bird flu much worse, study finds

Salon

As the number of human bird flu cases continues to rise and more dairy farms across the country report outbreaks, scientists are increasingly concerned that the H5N1 virus will mutate to better infect people. In the lab, the authors of the study found that a single mutation in the primary protein, hemagglutinin could give it the ability to cling onto …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say

LA Times

California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human infections and possibly even a pandemic, according to some experts. In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, Scripps Research Institute biologists determined that a single …

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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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2 months, 2 weeks ago

As California bird flu outbreak worsens, a Missouri patient who caught it is alarming experts

Salon

The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has created an enduring crisis this year, massacring millions of birds and other wild animals, while stirring outbreaks in dairy farms across the U.S. As the number of confirmed bird flu cases continues to climb in various states across the country, many public health experts are anxiously awaiting results from testing performed …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia and New Zealand Brace for Bird Flu Threat: A Global Threat

The Hindu

Australia and New Zealand brace for a looming bird flu threat. The region, currently free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza, is at risk of its arrival due to its geographic isolation and the migration patterns of birds. The virus has reached Indonesia and Antarctica in recent years, posing a potential threat to the region's ecosystems and agricultural industry. …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia's bird flu outbreak has claimed the lives of 2 million chickens, but experts fear the worst is yet to come

ABC

In the small country town of Meredith, about 70 kilometres west of Melbourne, a lone dead tree stands in the centre of a paddock, looming over two long red furrows clawed into the ground. He's just spent most of this year trying to lead Victoria's response to avian influenza outbreaks, and says the state is "finally on the home stretch". …

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3 months ago

Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17

LA Times

The total number of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among California dairy herds has risen to 17, according to officials. California officials have ordered bulk milk testing for dairy farms within six miles of herds infected with H5N1 bird flu, as well as for dairies that share trucks, personnel or equipment with facilities that have suffered an outbreak. It is also …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms

LA Times

Federal officials have confirmed that three California dairy herds have suffered outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, due most likely to the transportation of cattle and not exposure to diseased birds. The B3.13 genetic sequence found in the infected cows was clearly the result of “anthropogenic movement; essentially zero chance it was an independent spill from wild birds into these dairies,” …

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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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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu outbreak worries Australia

China Daily

With eggs in short supply and avian influenza spreading across Australian farms, the outbreak has the country on edge. "The bird flu situation in Australia is increasingly alarming, particularly due to the threat posed by the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain, which has not yet reached the continent," said associate professor Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, a molecular virologist with the …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

US Bird flu outbreak: From vaccine to transmission, all you need to know

Hindustan Times

After H5N1 bird flu was detected at dairy farms, researchers confirmed the respiratory virus had spread to other animals. In a study, rush-released by the journal Nature on July 25 after an initial peer review, the researchers reported a “spillover of HPAI H5N1 virus in dairy cattle herds.” They were also able to detect cattle-to-cat and cattle-to-raccoon transmission, highlighting, as …

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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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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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7 months ago

Australia confirms first human case of bird flu

India Today

Australia has confirmed its first human case of avian influenza in a child who may have been "infected by the virus in India" but has now since fully recovered. "This is the first confirmed human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Australia," said Dr Claire Looker, Victoria's chief health officer, in a statement. NEW STRAIN OF BIRD FLU IN …

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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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7 months, 1 week ago

Despite H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, raw milk enthusiasts are uncowed

LA Times

Government scientists are warning consumers to stay away from raw milk, citing research showing “high viral load” of avian influenza in samples collected from infected cows — as well as a disturbing cluster of dead barn cats who’d consumed contaminated raw milk. But raw milk enthusiasts are doubling down on the claimed benefits and safety of their favorite elixir, and …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts blast CDC over failure to test sewage for signs of H5N1 bird flu virus

LA Times

It emerged as a powerful tool for public health officers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was used to gauge the prevalence of coronavirus in communities across the nation. But wastewater surveillance — the testing of sewage for signs of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus and mpox virus — has yet to be employed in the tracking of H5N1 bird …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

H5N1 outbreak: route of mammalian transmission among cattle unclear

The Hindu

What started as a mystery disease in one cattle herd in Texas in March and quickly confirmed as Avian Influenza A H5N1 has now quickly grown to 36 herds across nine states in the U.S. With wider testing of cattle herds ongoing, this number is likely to go up significantly. Firstly, the route of mammalian transmission among cattle herds is …

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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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8 months, 1 week ago

What is avian influenza H5N1, also known as bird flu, and why has it been found in US dairy cows?

ABC

Viruses are tricky things. Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is a highly contagious virus that affects bird species and can spread to other species, including humans. A dead farm cat and an unusually high number of dead pigeons were clues that suggested the cows had bird flu — domestic cats in the United States were known to have …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

You Don't Need to Worry About A Bird Flu Pandemic Just Yet

The Quint

A bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Kerala's Alappuzha, after ducks in two districts tested positive for it. This comes days after a dairy farm worker in Texas tested positive for the H5N1 virus - the first time that avian flu has transmitted to humans from cattle. "It has the potential to cause a pandemic that is 100 times worse …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Most avian flu outbreaks in India reported from post-monsoon to pre-summer season: study

The Hindu

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, H5N1 and H5N8, have been one of the leading causes of avian diseases worldwide, resulting in severe economic losses and posing potential zoonotic risk. According to the latest research paper “Spatio-temporal distribution and seasonality of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5N8 outbreaks in India, 2006-2021”, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, a …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency says

Associated Press

LONDON — The World Health Organization said more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appeared to have been sickened. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency said it was the first time so many cats had been reported to have bird flu over such a wide geographical area in …

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Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds

A single mutation could make bird flu much worse, study finds

Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans, California researchers say

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

As California bird flu outbreak worsens, a Missouri patient who caught it is alarming experts

Australia and New Zealand Brace for Bird Flu Threat: A Global Threat

Australia's bird flu outbreak has claimed the lives of 2 million chickens, but experts fear the worst is yet to come

Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17

Officials confirm H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in three California dairy farms

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

Bird flu outbreak worries Australia

US Bird flu outbreak: From vaccine to transmission, all you need to know

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

H5N1 bird flu: Centre asks States to be vigilant

Australia confirms first human case of bird flu

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

Despite H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, raw milk enthusiasts are uncowed

Experts blast CDC over failure to test sewage for signs of H5N1 bird flu virus

H5N1 outbreak: route of mammalian transmission among cattle unclear

Central team takes stock of bird flu situation in Alappuzha

What is avian influenza H5N1, also known as bird flu, and why has it been found in US dairy cows?

You Don't Need to Worry About A Bird Flu Pandemic Just Yet

Most avian flu outbreaks in India reported from post-monsoon to pre-summer season: study

Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency says