Over 20 confirmed bird flu cases in California as efforts continue to stop the spread at dairies By Kassandra Gutierrez, November 14, 2024 The state of California has seen a total of 22 confirmed cases of Bird Flu in humans since the first positive test this summer. Western United Dairies oversees over 90% of dairies […]
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Teen with bird flu in Canada hospitalized in critical condition November 13, 2024, By Reuters A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, sick with Canada’s first presumptive human case of avian influenza. “This was a healthy teenager prior to this, so no underlying conditions,” said provincial health officer Bonnie Henry […]
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H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in United States By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, October 30, 2024 H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating bird flu cases in […]
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Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu By Amy Maxmen, October 25, 2024 Bird flu cases have more than doubled in the country within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the spike is happening because surveillance for human infections has been patchy for seven months. Just […]
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H5N1 avian flu isolate from dairy worker is transmissible, lethal in animals By Lisa Schnirring, October 28, 2024 In experiments designed to learn more about the threat from the H5N1 avian flu virus spreading from cows to people, researchers found that an isolate from a sick dairy worker may be capable of replicating in human […]
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Exclusive: US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu after push from industry By Leah Douglas, October 30, 2024 Oct 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency’s efforts to stifle the rapid spread of […]
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Rare equine virus that can infect humans found in 7 more counties By Phillip Pantuso, August 21, 2024 ALBANY — The state Department of Health said it had confirmed cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in horses in seven more upstate counties this week, days after confirming that a horse in the town of Newburgh had died of […]
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6 wild birds in Maine test positive for West Nile virus, state’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) says By Russ Reed, July 31, 2024 AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that six wild birds from multiple counties in the state tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. […]
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) moves to limit salmonella in raw poultry products By Devi Shastri, July 29, 2024 The Agriculture Department on Monday announced plans to limit salmonella in poultry products in the U.S., a proposal that officials say will keep contaminated meat off store shelves and lead to fewer illnesses. Under the […]
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Tick-Borne Diseases On the Rise in New England, How Will It Affect Farms? By Tom Venesky, July 27, 2024 As tick-borne diseases continue to increase across New England, a study in Vermont is looking into the significance of the risk to farmers. Cheryl Sullivan, a research assistant professor and entomologist with the University of Vermont, […]
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