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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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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Second Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak CDC Staff, May 22, 2024 May 22, 2024 – A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) (“H5 bird flu”) virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Michigan. This is the second case associated with an ongoing […]
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Once called Nantucket fever, this nasty tick-borne illness is on the rise Allison Aubrey, June 10, 2024 Micheline LeBlanc knew something was up in the summer of 2022. She felt achy and fatigued. “Headaches were a big problem. Night sweats were dramatic,” LeBlanc says. When she developed throbbing pain in her legs and shortness of […]
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Family infected with parasitic worms in US after eating bear meat, Center for Disease Control says Maya Yang, May 26, 2024 Six people who ate a meal in South Dakota in 2022 with black bear meat diagnosed with trichinellosis, a parasitic zoonotic disease. In a new report released this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Traveling with dogs to the US? The new rules you’ll need to follow Mike Stobbe, May 8, 2024 NEW YORK (AP) — All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. The new rules […]
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