Bird Flu, Missouri
Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle, CDC says
A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday.
Bird flu tests being developed as number of human cases rise across the country
Several labs will work with federal health authorities to develop a test for avian influenza, as the number of human cases rise across the country.
Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a disclosure that can't eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first time, U.S. health officials have reported that a person who lived with a Missouri resident infected with H5N1 became sick the same day.
Czech Republic reported bird flu outbreak on farm, WOAH says
The Czech Republic has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off’ and the public risk is still low, officials say
Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness.
CDC says human bird flu infection in Missouri may be one-off case; risk remains low
Federal officials are still trying to determine how a Missouri resident with no known exposure to bird flu, contracted the virus.
Mass. dairy farms are free of bird flu, tests show
The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried
With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu ...
Gross 'Food Theft' Could Be Responsible for Spread of Deadly Bird Flu
The H5N1 virus, initially restricted to Eurasia and Africa, has since spread to North and South America and even reached ...
Bird Flu Detected in San Diego Wastewater, No Human Cases Reported
San Diego County is now the fifth locality in the state to report the environmental detection of H5 influenza virus or "bird ...
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‘Pirate Seabirds’ Could Become a Pathway for Deadly Avian Flu to Spread to Australia, Study Finds
Kleptoparasitism, in which a bird harasses another to steal its food, might introduce avian flu to the continent, currently ...
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Bird flu outbreaks has CFIA advising against Canadian participation in US beef shows
With bird flu outbreaks popping up more and more in the United States, officials are asking Canadian producers to not bring ...
Research suggests many people already have T cells with the power to fight avian flu
Research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that many people already have immune cells on ...
Bird flu outbreaks die down, but Colorado keeps monitoring cows and poultry
Colorado’s outbreak of avian flu in poultry and dairy cattle seems to have died down, though the state continues to monitor farms for signs of the virus. That doesn’t include regularly testing farms’ ...
Geography class: Bird flu and mpox show little learnt from Covid about future pandemics
Give two examples of viruses that are currently causing concern and have the potential to spread globally Outline the ...