Bird Flu

Bird flu: First human cases in Arizona, second case in Iowa turkey flock

Mon, 2024-12-09 10:35 — mike kraft

Health officials confirm first human cases of bird flu in Arizona State health officials confirmed Friday that two people tested positive after working with infected poultry at a Pinal County plant. Peter Valencia Arizona's Family

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U.S. Flu Rates Show Slight Increase; Overall Respiratory Viruses Rise To Moderate

Mon, 2024-12-09 10:06 — mike kraft

US flu activity picks up a little more pace In its weekly respiratory illness snapshot, the CDC upgraded the level from low to moderate. CIDRAP

Though US flu activity is still low, markers such as test positivity and emergency department (ED) visits show more rises, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said (Friday) in its latest weekly update.

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Federal government orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

Fri, 2024-12-06 16:50 — mike kraft

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. AP News

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Bird flu: Some Americans continue to seek out raw milk despite the risks

Fri, 2024-12-06 09:57 — mike kraft

The Real Appeal of Raw Milk Not even bird flu can stop some Americans’ thirst for unpasteurized dairy. Yasmin Tayag The Atlantic

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Opinion: It’s Time to End the Denial About Bird Flu

Fri, 2024-12-06 09:42 — mike kraft

It’s Time to End the Denial About Bird Flu Crystal Heath and Gene Baur explore the dire consequences of underestimating bird flu. Crystal Heath and Gene Baur TIME

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A single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells -- study

Fri, 2024-12-06 09:30 — mike kraft

Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through dairy herds to attach to a receptor protein on the surface of our cells. Mark Johnson The Washington Post

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Northwest states are rarely testing agriculture workers despite bird flu racing through many farms

Tue, 2024-12-03 20:12 — mike kraft

Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers - Investigate Midwest On a recent Monday morning, workers began their week on a large poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, home to over 800,000 chickens. By the end of the day, avian flu had been discovered among some of those chickens. By the end of the week, four workers came down with the illness, which had infected […] Lauren Cross Investigate Midwest

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British government purchases 5 million bird flu vaccine doses in case of possible pandemic

Tue, 2024-12-03 11:41 — mike kraft

UK buys 5 million bird flu vaccine doses in case of pandemic The government is adding a human H5 vaccine to its stockpile as part of its health threat preparedness plans. Lauren Chadwick euronews

The United Kingdom has bought more than five million doses of a bird flu vaccine for humans in case the virus adapts to better infect people and cause a possible pandemic.

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