Bird flu: what to know as worries about a pandemic start
So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according to the Centers for
CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person in Oregon.
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
Oregon confirms its first human bird flu case, the latest in dozens of cases in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms and how to prevent getting sick.
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ourselves, could be a mixing vessel,” Davis says. If a person were simultaneously infected with bird flu and seasonal flu, the two viruses could theoretically combine to create a more transmissible strain.
A human bird flu case is thought to be found in Canada for the first time
A person has tested positive in British Columbia, Canadian health officials said, though the results must be sent to another lab for confirmation.
Oregon Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. "There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,
Cases of the bird flu are seeing an uptick in Texas and beyond. Here's what to know
Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus more often known as the bird flu
First avian flu case found on Oahu birds
The first confirmed Avian Flu case in Hawaii was found in a backyard flock of birds in Central Oahu. The state said the virus matches the strain that infected dairy cows and domestic poultry on the mainland.
What Oregonians need to know about the ongoing avian flu outbreak
With migratory waterfowl back for the cold seasons, Oregon is the first state to report new spike in avian flu detections during fall migration.
Health Matters: Heightened concern about bird flu in Canada
It's not yet known how a B.C. teen became infected with H5N1 bird flu, but the case has heightened concerns among Canadians. Kyle Benning has what you need to know and more in Health Matters for Nov.
The Journal2h
Report: 7% bird flu infection rate among exposed dairy workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided an update on how the avian flu has impacted dairy workers, David Murray ...
Los Angeles Times on MSN4d
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Although California dairy farmers anticipated a bird flu mortality rate of less than 2% ... hypotheses — including one ...
Hawaii officials investigate bird flu wastewater source
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble said Thursday that the state Department of Health is not yet able to determine whether the specimen collected last week ...
STAT4d
Canadian teen’s bird flu infection is not the version found in cows
A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.
Science Daily2d
New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu
Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.
Bird Flu Is About to Crash Flu Season. It Could Get Ugly.
It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in US dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6d
From transmission to symptoms, what to know about avian flu after B.C. case
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