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Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’

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 Scientists are warning about the continued transmission of dangerous H5N1 bird …

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Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
4 weeks ago

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming

Salon  

This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising concerns that the H5N1 virus that causes it is inching closer to evolving in a way that allows it to spread between humans. Again, if the H5N1 virus develops the ability to efficiently spread between humans, the world …

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Healthy teenager fights for life in hospital after catching bird flu from 'unknown source' in Canada
1 month, 1 week ago

Healthy teenager fights for life in hospital after catching bird flu from 'unknown source' in Canada

Daily Mail  

A 'healthy' teenager is in critical condition after catching bird flu in Canada. PINK EYE: The H5N1 virus causes eye inflammation, as seen in a dairy farmer in Texas who caught bird flu earlier this year Your browser does not support iframes. The teen who is Canada's first bird flu victim in the latest outbreak - began suffering a fever, …

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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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Bird flu seems to be slowly mutating to better infect humans. Experts warn the time to act is now
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu seems to be slowly mutating to better infect humans. Experts warn the time to act is now

Salon  

In late March, a worker on a commercial dairy farm in Texas developed a case of pink eye. “There's good news and bad news,” co-author of the study Keith Poulson, director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, told Salon. Indeed, in the last part of the study scientists discovered that unlike older strains of H5N1, this one has the capacity …

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Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?
6 months ago

Experts say bird flu is a Pandora's box. Are we about to open it?

Salon  

On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, a different virus threatens to cause widespread illness and death, bring the global economy to its knees and throw us back into the chaos that we seemingly just emerged from with the virus SARS-CoV-2. “If we let this strain circulate uncontrolled, then boxes 2 and 3 are not that far ” Rajnarayanan added …

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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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What is bird flu and what do we know about the two strains detected in Victoria?
7 months ago

What is bird flu and what do we know about the two strains detected in Victoria?

ABC  

Two different strains of avian influenza — also known as "bird flu" — have been detected in Victoria. The transmission of avian influenza from birds or animals to humans is "very rare," Victoria's Department of Health said in a statement. Clare Looker, Victoria's chief health officer, said the avian influenza was "much less transmissible" than the seasonal flu and she …

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Second human bird flu case linked to dairy detected in Michigan. Public threat remains low, CDC says
7 months ago

Second human bird flu case linked to dairy detected in Michigan. Public threat remains low, CDC says

Salon  

A second dairy worker has tested positive for H5N1, the influenza A virus known as bird flu. For the most part the disease is limited to animals like chickens and cows, as well as wild animals such as seals, although the infected Michigan farmworker is the third confirmed human patient in America since 2022 and the second that is related …

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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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Bird flu is spreading. Are supermarket eggs and milk safe?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu is spreading. Are supermarket eggs and milk safe?

Salon  

In early December, Sonoma County, California, declared an agricultural disaster when two poultry farms had to kill their entire flocks to try to stop “highly pathogenic avian influenza” — or bird flu — from spreading. This particular strain of bird flu, H5N1, had first been reported in the United States in early 2022 when escalating avian horror stories began popping …

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Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says
8 months ago

Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says

Associated Press  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. “To date, we have seen nothing that would change our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe,” the FDA said in a statement. Results of additional tests are expected in “the …

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Human cases of bird flu 'an enormous concern': WHO
8 months 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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You Don't Need to Worry About A Bird Flu Pandemic Just Yet
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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White House's secret bird flu scare: Biden admin fears H5N1 could start next PANDEMIC after being briefed last week that a Texan farmer had caught virus from a COW
8 months, 3 weeks ago

White House's secret bird flu scare: Biden admin fears H5N1 could start next PANDEMIC after being briefed last week that a Texan farmer had caught virus from a COW

Daily Mail  

The White House is on red alert for bird flu after health officials revealed a Texan dairy farmer caught a deadly bird flu strain from a cow. Person in Texas infected with bird flu Tests revealed that an unknown number of cows have tested positive for bird flu Type A H5N1 in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico. The Texan was …

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More cats test positive for H5N1 "bird flu" in Poland, including a caracal
1 year, 5 months ago

More cats test positive for H5N1 "bird flu" in Poland, including a caracal

Salon  

In Poland, more and more cats are testing positive for the H5N1 virus, known colloquially as "bird flu," which is alarming health experts. "This is the first report of high numbers of cats infected with avian influenza A spread over a wide geographical area within any country," WHO said. There are several possibilities for the source of infection, among which …

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