Tag: bird-flu
Bird flu outbreak hits 32,000 poultry at Southwestern Ontario farm | London Free Press
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency “confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian…
1st US human bird flu case in 9 months confirmed with strain only seen in animals before
A Washington state resident has tested positive for bird flu, marking the…
Hickman’s just lost 95% of Arizona chickens to bird flu and says it will take 2 years to rebuild
Buckeye-headquartered Hickman’s Family Farms calls itself the largest egg company in the…
Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and…
More H5N1 detections in US dairy cows and poultry; WHO unveils H5 surveillance guide
In other H5N1 developments, the WHO releases surveillance guidance for human cases,…
Why Canada has plenty of eggs — and the U.S. doesn’t : NPR
While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu,…
$5 a dozen: major egg companies may be using avian flu to hike US prices, new report finds
The highly concentrated egg market may be contributing to soaring consumer prices…
Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with…
Owl in Cary had bird flu; other dead birds being tested
Bird flu has been detected in a great horned owl in Wake…
New Coronavirus Discovered in Chinese Bats Sparks Alarm – Newsweek
The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus…
Owl in Cary had bird flu; other dead birds being tested
Bird flu has been detected in a great horned owl in Wake…
1st human bird flu case in Nevada linked to dairy cow exposure – National | Globalnews.ca
Nevada has confirmed the state’s first human case of bird flu in…
Race to sell chickens after New York City live poultry markets ordered shut due to avian flu
Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all…
First presumptive case of bird flu detected in wild snow goose in Philadelphia, officials say
Philadelphia health officials say a goose found next to Carroll Park in…
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize…
Canada raises bird flu risk assessment as outbreaks spread | Ottawa Citizen
PHAC has increased its risk assessment for avian flu, saying, while the…
Avian flu detected in Phoenix area wastewater
The flu strain was detected in the three Valley cities that conduct…
Bird flu kills more than half the big cats at a Washington sanctuary | CNN
Bird flu has been on the rise in Washington state and one…
Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
The CDC said the patient’s sample showed mutations in the hemagglutinin (HA)…
California declares state of emergency as bird flu threatens pandemic
California has declared a state of emergency over emerging cases of bird…
CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu
This is the first case of H5N1 in the US this year…
Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu
In the West, where herds of thousands of cattle are common, researchers…
Mysterious bird flu cases worry experts another pandemic is looming
Anytime the origins of an infection can’t be traced, it “raises a…
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird…
Bird flu infections more widespread among US dairy workers than thought – study | US news | The Guardian
Rate of dairy workers with antibodies to bird flu significantly higher than…
First-ever human case of H5 avian influenza in Canada found in B.C.: officials
B.C. health officials say they have detected Canada’s first-ever case of H5…
Bird flu is spreading rapidly in California; infected herds double over weekend
The state reported its first infected herds on August 30. Source: Bird…
Experiment confirms that bird flu in the US is spread by milking procedures
Controlled infection of cows in a high-security Kansas lab sheds light on…
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…
Person hospitalized with bird flu in Missouri had no contact with animals, raising anxiety among experts
The case adds to growing anxiety about the risk of the H5…
Bird flu found in Oklahoma dairy herd, showing bigger US outbreak | Reuters
Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in…
US health officials confirm 4 new bird flu cases in Colorado poultry workers
Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu, bringing…
Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows
Seth Berkley, a longtime and widely respected global health leader, said it…
FDA’s testing of raw milk finds H5N1 bird flu in half of samples but confirms flash pasteurization kills virus | CNN
New test results released by the US Food and Drug Administration on…
Why Bird Flu Is Causing Eye Infections in Dairy Workers
Three U.S. dairy workers have been infected with H5N1 after contact with…
Bird flu human case is reported in Colorado | Reuters
The virus has infected cows at 139 farms in 12 U.S. states,…
WHO confirms 1st human case of H5N2 bird flu | CBC News
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a man in Mexico…
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows
A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu in what is…
Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms
H5N1 has been found in commercially available milk – but gaps in…
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways
H5N1 has infected cattle across the US and jumped from a mammal…
Baby goats in Minnesota die after being infected with bird flu, a first
It’s the first time a ruminant has tested positive for the strain…
Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu
Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has…
It’s not just you. Eggshells really are chipping more.
Have you noticed you’re getting bits of shell in the bowl more…
Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus
Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died last…
New research shows that a devastating new virus is one of the worst outbreaks in history: ‘[This is] uncharted territory’
“It’s causing a high amount of mortality.” Source: New research shows that…
We Just Learned Something Incredibly Important about Bird Flu
A new study explains it. Source: We Just Learned Something Incredibly Important…
Avian Flu: Ministry of Agriculture Declares Emergency in Brazil – 23/05/2023 – Science and Health – Folha
Industry association says the goal is to gain greater agility in disease…
Domestic dog tests positive for avian influenza in Canada
https://www.canada.ca/en/food-inspection-agency/news/2023/04/domestic-dog-tests-positive-for-avian-influenza-in-canada.html
Skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government | Vancouver Sun
Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and Richmond tested positive…
Argentina suspends poultry exports after first case of industrial bird flu
The country has been on a health alert for nearly two weeks…
