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Bird flu outbreak hits Britain's turkey farms as tens of thousands are culled and rest ordered to be kept indoors days before Christmas

Turkey farms have been hit by an outbreak of bird flu as tens of thousands of birds have been culled and ordered to be kept indoors just before Christmas. This is the first outbreak of bird flu in captive animals since February and no humans have yet been infected with the risk of spread to people remaining very low. Avian …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?

The Hindu

Since the first case of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in a farm worker in Texas was reported in April this year, the number of confirmed H5N1 cases in humans as of December 20 has shot up to 64 in the U.S., with 34 cases in California alone. The researchers of the preprint study found that the H5N1 virus that has been …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

Associated Press

KIGALI, Rwanda — The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government on Friday declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks. An outbreak is considered over after 42 days — two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus — elapsed without registering new cases and all existing cases test …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

California declara emergencia por gripe aviar. ¿Cuán grave es la situación?

Associated Press

Funcionarios de California han declarado un estado de emergencia debido a la propagación de la gripe aviar, que está afectando a las vacas lecheras en el estado y enfermando de manera esporádica a personas en Estados Unidos. El mes pasado, funcionarios de salud en Canadá informaron que un adolescente en Columbia Británica fue hospitalizado con un caso grave de gripe …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Notebook: The social character of scientific knowledge

The Hindu

Many of us want to know how the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated. If the virus is au naturel, we would have to institute and/or expand pathogen surveillance, eliminate wildlife trafficking, and improve social security measures to ensure populations can withstand outbreaks without becoming distressed. To quote philosopher Nicholas Rescher, “no one can say in advance what questions natural science can and …

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3 days, 22 hours ago

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

Associated Press

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized …

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4 days, 2 hours ago

Common viral infection can trigger Alzheimer's, shock new research suggests - raising hope that a cheap, widely available drug could prevent deadly disease

Daily Mail

A 'harmless' virus carried by half of all adults could raise the risk of Alzheimer's, shock research suggested today. NICE also said it had identified 27 other drugs which it 'expects to be asked to evaluate over the next few years' Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dr Ben Readhead, study co-author and associate professor in neurodegenerative …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

Mysterious 'Dinga Dinga' virus outbreak in Uganda: It causes uncontrollable shaking

India Today

A mysterious illness locally called 'Dinga Dinga', meaning 'shaking like dancing', has affected around 300 people, mostly women and girls, in Uganda's Bundibugyo district. Those who are infected by the 'Dinga Dinga' virus are reporting a range of symptoms which involve body shaking along with fever, and extreme weakness. To prevent the spread of this illness, health authorities recommend maintaining …

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Bird Flu triggers state of emergency in California: What's at stake and key details

India Today

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized …

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California declares state of emergency amid rising bird flu cases

India Today

The US reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalised in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. Severe respiratory illness in the Louisiana patient shows increased health risks for people from the virus that previously caused eye redness, or conjunctivitis, in infected dairy workers. "The mild …

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4 days, 14 hours ago

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

Al Jazeera

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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4 days, 14 hours ago

California declara emergencia por gripe aviar. ¿Qué tan grave es la situación?

LA Times

Foto de microscopio difundida por el Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas de Estados Unidos el 26 de marzo del 2024, que muestra partículas de la gripe aviar. El mes pasado, funcionarios de salud en Canadá informaron que un adolescente en Columbia Británica fue hospitalizado con un caso grave de gripe aviar, también con la cepa del virus encontrada …

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California declares state of emergency as H5N1 bird flu threatens pandemic... in chilling echo of Covid dark days

Daily Mail

California has declared a state of emergency for H5N1 bird flu amid fears that the virus could jump to people and start to spread. The declaration of emergency gives California state and local resources to contain the outbreak, including hiring staff or issuing contracts for things like tests or personal protective equipment. California has declared a state of emergency over …

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54 years, 11 months ago

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

Wired

The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them mild—until now. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. An investigation by the Louisiana Department of Health and CDC has determined …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency

Associated Press

Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California’s governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in that state. A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms caused by a bird flu infection, state health officials said. CDC officials …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Bird flu update: California declares emergency and U.S. sees 1st severe human case

NPR

Bird flu update: California declares emergency and U.S. sees 1st severe human case toggle caption National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in response to the ongoing spread of bird flu among dairy cattle. Genetic sequencing indicates the H5N1 virus responsible for the illness belongs to a genetic lineage that's …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Bird flu hospitalizes person in Louisiana, the first severe infection in U.S.

Salon

A person has been hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the first time since the outbreak began that an infection with the H5N1 virus reached such severity. Although another severe case hospitalized in a teenager in Canada last month, this is the first severe case reported in the U.S. Related …

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Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana

LA Times

Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California dairy herds, while federal officials confirmed the first U.S. case of severe illness in a hospitalized Louisiana patient — a concerning development as the virus continues to spread throughout the nation via migrating birds. “These additional laboratory investigations …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

LA Times

Bird flu has seen a resurgence in the U.S. this year, with California leading the pack. Since 2022, millions of egg-laying chickens have been exposed to, infected with and culled or killed by H5N1 in the U.S. What stands out this year is how widespread the infection has been among dairy cows, which are spreading it to farmworkers — the …

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1 week ago

Mpox vaccine update: Serum Institute of India inks deal with Bavarian Nordic to produce the jab

Live Mint

Denmark's Bavarian Nordic has reached an agreement with the Serum Institute of India Pvt, to produce the Danish biotech firm’s Mpox vaccine. Bavarian Nordic confirmed in a statement on Monday that it will transfer technology to the Serum Institute, enabling the vaccine producer to supply shots for the Indian market, reported Bloomberg. Additionally, the agreement will allow the Serum Institute …

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1 week ago

Amid rising polio cases, Pakistan begins last vaccination drive of the year

Firstpost

According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus hasn’t been stopped Pakistan began on Monday its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease, officials said. According to the …

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1 week ago

Chinese researchers discover new pattern in virus transmission

China Daily

SHENZHEN -- A Chinese research team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered a new pattern in virus transmission through synthetic biology techniques, said the SIAT. To understand the underlying patterns, researchers used E. coli as the host and M13 bacteriophage as the virus, constructing a system in the lab where the …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Do you drink raw milk? Study reveals flu virus can survive for days, raising health and safety concerns

Hindustan Times

According to a new study, raw milk, which is marketed as a natural and healthful alternative to pasteurised dairy, may contain hidden hazards. Study reveals raw milk may harbor infectious flu virus "This work highlights the potential risk of avian influenza transmission through consumption of raw milk and the importance of milk pasteurization," said study senior author Alexandria Boehm, the …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital

NPR

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital More milk products come from Tulare County, California than any other county in the U.S. Public health officials there are trying to guard against bird flu infecting humans. KLEIN: It's one way the county and state are working together trying to contain avian influenza, along with testing dairy …

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Bird flu outbreak hits Britain's turkey farms as tens of thousands are culled and rest ordered to be kept indoors days before Christmas

Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?

Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported

California declara emergencia por gripe aviar. ¿Cuán grave es la situación?

Notebook: The social character of scientific knowledge

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

Common viral infection can trigger Alzheimer's, shock new research suggests - raising hope that a cheap, widely available drug could prevent deadly disease

Mysterious 'Dinga Dinga' virus outbreak in Uganda: It causes uncontrollable shaking

Bird Flu triggers state of emergency in California: What's at stake and key details

California declares state of emergency amid rising bird flu cases

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

California declara emergencia por gripe aviar. ¿Qué tan grave es la situación?

California declares state of emergency as H5N1 bird flu threatens pandemic... in chilling echo of Covid dark days

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency

Bird flu update: California declares emergency and U.S. sees 1st severe human case

Bird flu hospitalizes person in Louisiana, the first severe infection in U.S.

Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana

Opinion: Bird flu is coming for humans. We can either get ready or court disaster

Mpox vaccine update: Serum Institute of India inks deal with Bavarian Nordic to produce the jab

Amid rising polio cases, Pakistan begins last vaccination drive of the year

Chinese researchers discover new pattern in virus transmission

Do you drink raw milk? Study reveals flu virus can survive for days, raising health and safety concerns

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital