Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms Tom Polansek , P.j. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas, July 11, 2024 MARTIN, Michigan, July 10 (Reuters) – Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan’s nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer from added costs and hurt rural America. The government’s restrictions, which […]
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House mice test positive for H5N1 bird flu June 4, 2024 June 4 (BNO) – Nearly a dozen house mice in New Mexico have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to federal officials, adding them to the growing list of mammals being infected with avian influenza. To learn more, visit the BNO website >>>
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Texas bird flu strain kills ferrets used to mimic disease in humans, US CDC says Nancy Lapid, June 7, 2024 June 7 (Reuters) – The bird flu virus strain that infected a Texas dairy farm worker in March was lethal to ferrets in experiments designed to mimic the disease in humans, the U.S. Centers for […]
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USDA reports more H5N1 detections in mice and cats Lisa Schnirring, June 11, 2024 June 11 (UMN) – In its latest updates, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported 36 more H5N1 avian flu detections in house mice, all in the same New Mexico county, as well as […]
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With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk Brenda Goodman, June 6, 2024 June 6 (CNN) – As the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk. […]
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Exclusive: Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, June 6, 2024 June 6 (Reuters) – Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters. Reports of the […]
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Avian Influenza A(H5N2) – Mexico June 5, 2024 June 5 (World Health Organization, WHO) – On 23 May 2024, the Mexico International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported to PAHO/WHO a confirmed fatal case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N2) virus detected in a resident of the State of Mexico who was […]
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Person with bird flu died in Mexico, WHO says Julie Steenhuysen and Adriana Barrera, June 5, 2024 June 5 (Reuters) – A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. WHO […]
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Bird flu can infect cats. What does that mean for their people? Tina Hesman Saey, May 31, 2024 May 31 (ScienceNews) – Cats are getting — and dying of — bird flu. That’s sparking worries about the risk that the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza poses for these feline furballs and their […]
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What to know about the first human case of H5N2 bird flu Berkeley Lovelace Jr., June 6, 2024 June 6 (NBC) – Is there a new strain of bird flu to be worried about? On Wednesday, the World Health Organization reported the first confirmed human case of the H5N2 type of bird flu in a […]
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