Category: Avian Influenza
B.C. teen remains in critical condition with H5N1 avian flu
Toronto News B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the teen infected with H5N1 avian flu remains in critical condition in Children’s Hospital. Henry said the teen is “stable” and has made some progress in the past few days, but is still “very sick.” In addition, Henry said 34 health-care workers were exposed to avian flu but […]
Nov 27, 2024
Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks
AP President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk across America. But the detection of bird flu virus in unpasteurized milk sold in California stores underscores what health experts say are the known and potential risks. “You have to assume that raw milk, unpasteurized milk, […]
Nov 27, 2024
Canadian probe into teen’s critical H5N1 infection finds no clear source
CIDRAP As a Canadian teen remains in critical care with an H5N1 avian flu infection in a British Columbia hospital, health investigators said today they haven’t identified the source, but have found other clues such as virus changes that may have led to a more severe lower respiratory infection. At a briefing today, Bonnie Henry, […]
Nov 26, 2024
Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk
Los Angeles Times State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from Fresno-based dairy Raw Farm. The sample was collected by officials with the Santa Clara County public health office, who have been testing raw milk products from retail stores “as a second line of […]
Nov 26, 2024
US bird flu outbreak found in 15 states
USA Today United States health officials are tracking an outbreak in bird flu cases across the country. They are seeing cases in over 400 cattle herds across 15 states.
Nov 20, 2024
Human Cases of Bird Flu Confirmed to Be Occurring Undetected in The US
ScienceAlert Blood samples from 115 dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado reveal cases of the highly pathogenic bird flu have been occurring undetected in humans. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers found 7 percent of those tested between June and August 2024 had antibodies from the highly virulent form of H5N1 in their blood. The good news […]
Nov 20, 2024
Oahu’s first case of Avian flu traced back to a Duck rescue in Wahiawa
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Nov 20, 2024
Bird flu decimated tern colony in northwest Washington
Washington State Standard Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting their brains. More than half a colony of Caspian terns on a small island near Port Townsend died last year amid an outbreak of bird flu, underscoring […]
Nov 19, 2024
H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
STAT News The virus, which appears not to have spread to anyone else, underwent mutational changes virologists didn’t want to see. The genetic sequence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that infected a teenager in British Columbia shows that the virus had undergone mutational changes that would make it easier for that version of H5N1 […]
Nov 19, 2024
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update November 18, 2024
CDC CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” in dairy cows and other animals in the United States. In this week’s spotlight, CDC highlights new resources for employers of farm workers, the results of a radio media tour for journalists […]
Nov 19, 2024