UC Davis bird flu expert urges owners of backyard chickens to take precautions December 19, 2024, by Allie Rasmus DAVIS, California – With the spread of bird flu prompting an emergency declaration from Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, a veterinarian and epidemiologist at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, said people who handle backyard chickens could be […]
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Announces New Federal Order, Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds December 6, 2024 New Federal Order Will Require National Milk Testing and Support State Officials and Dairy Regulators; Builds on Actions to Protect Farms, Farmworkers and Communities from H5N1 Avian Influenza. Read the full […]
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H5N1 Bird Flu Concerns Grow. Are COVID-19 Mistakes Being Repeated? December 3, 2024, by Bruce Y. Lee There’s a saying that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Will that be the case with the H5N1 avian influenza virus that’s been spreading among birds for years, jumped to dairy cattle […]
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Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells December 5, 2025, by Lauren J. Young A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily […]
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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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