Author: Claudinne Miller
HPAI detected in WYO dairy herd
Oil City The Wyoming Department of Agriculture announced June 7 that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in one of Wyoming’s dairy herds. According to the FDA, CDC and USDA, the threat of the disease in humans remains low, and consuming pasteurized milk and properly cooked meat is safe. However, the economic impact of […]
Jun 19, 2024
Scientists try to solve bird flu mystery: Why there’s so much virus in Michigan wastewater
Detroit Free Press Newly released wastewater surveillance data suggests Michigan is a national hot spot for the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that’s infecting poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the U.S., and has also been identified in three farmworkers — two in Michigan. Researchers told the Free Press they’re still trying to understand exactly why […]
Jun 19, 2024
A rare, deadly bacterial infection is on the rise in Japan. What is STSS?
Washington Post Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome kills up to 30 percent of patients and is “highly associated” with flesh-eating infections. Symptoms include fever and a red rash. A record number of cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) in Japan this year has focused attention on the rare and potentiallydeadly bacterial infection. There have been 1,019 […]
Jun 19, 2024
More Minnesota turkeys struck by avian influenza
Watt Poultry Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in a commercial meat turkey flock in Stearns County on June 13. The case was reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). With this latest detection, Minnesota has now had 11 commercial poultry flocks affected by HPAI in 2024. Prior […]
Jun 19, 2024
What causes long COVID? Case builds for rogue antibodies
Nature Study finds that antibodies from people with the debilitating condition trigger similar symptoms in mice. Antibodies isolated from people with long COVID increase pain sensitivity and reduce movement in mice when transferred to the animals, research shows1. The findings suggest that antibodies might drive some symptoms of long COVID — although how that process […]
Jun 18, 2024
New Merck pneumococcal vaccine wins FDA approval
STAT The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine for adults 18 and older. The vaccine, which will be sold under the name Capvaxive, is designed to protect against pneumococcal pneumonia, which hospitalizes about 150,000 adults in the United States every year and kills about 1 in 20 who develop it, […]
Jun 18, 2024
Bird flu? Swine flu? A guide to H5N1 viruses and beyond
DW Ever been confused by the names for bird flu or Spanish flu H1N1? Type A influenza has 130 known subtypes, but which ones cause the flu in people? Here’s what the numbers mean. Avid virus-watchers will know that influenza viruses that make the news often feature the letters “H” and “N” in their names, such as H5N1 or H9N2. Those […]
Jun 18, 2024
Four cases of bird flu detected in Quebec farms
Quebec News The avian flu is beginning to infiltrate Quebec farms, reported at four separate sites in less than a week. On Sunday, Canada’s food inspection agency (CFIA) confirmed detection of the H5N1 strain at a poultry flock in Les Sources, a municipality in Quebec’s Estrie region. Bird flu was also detected in the Brome-Missisquoi, Hait-Saint-Francois […]
Jun 18, 2024
Bird flu infects seventh Iowa dairy farm, state agency says
De Moines Register Another dairy herd infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in Sioux County, making it the fifth such outbreak in the northwest Iowa county. The Iowa Department of Agriculture said Monday that bird flu, known as H5N1, was reported in a Sioux County herd with 10,000 cows. It’s the seventh […]
Jun 18, 2024
With the threat of H5N1 bird flu, hospitals must stay prepared
STAT A third case of mammal-to-human transmission of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus has been reported in the United States. This latest case, involving a dairy worker in Michigan, raises concerns due to the individual exhibiting respiratory symptoms, highlighting the pandemic potential of this virus. U.S. hospitals need to prepare for the worst and hope […]
Jun 18, 2024