How Bureaucratic Infighting and Dairy Industry Lobbying Have Worsened the H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak (Part 2)
There is an inherent conflict of interest -- and the potential for injury to public health -- when a federal department both regulates and promotes an industry. Nowhere is this more evident than at USDA.
Outbreak of bird flu strain H5N1 on Cornish farm
A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall. The government said all poultry on the infected premises - near Rosudgeon, St Ives - would be humanely culled and a 3km (1.
H5N1 bird flu infects 5 more humans in California, and 1 in Oregon
As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday six more human cases of infection: five in California and one in Oregon — the state's first.
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
Map Shows States Where Bird Flu H5N1 Has Spread
Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.
Canada Reports First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a presumed case of H5N1 bird flu, the first detected human case in the country in the current outbreak.
US Confirms First Case of Bird Flu in Hawaii
The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of bird flu in Honolulu County, Hawaii, the first of its kind in the state during this outbreak, which began in 2022. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru;
Bird flu reaches Hawaii, the last state that had escaped it
Officials suspect wild migrating birds are likely to blame for the first known infection of a flock in Hawaii, which had been the last state in the country with no reported cases in poultry or wild birds during the current outbreak.
Bird Flu Detected In Netherlands For First Time In 2024
Bird flu was detected on an organic chicken farm in the centre of the Netherlands for the first time this year, the government said on Monday.
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H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu ...
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H5N1 Bird Flu’s Human Spread Sparks Alarm: California and Oregon Cases Confirmed
H5N1 bird flu raises alarm as human cases emerge in California and Oregon. Discover the implications and ongoing health ...
Mass Mortality at Punta Delgada: H5N1 Decimates Argentina’s Elephant Seal Population
Elephant seal numbers in Argentina remain low after a deadly H5N1 outbreak, highlighting the virus's dangerous adaptability.
H5N1 Avian Influenza linked to Mililani Pet Fair
A recent investigation by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has confirmed ...
1st case of H5N1 avian flu in Canada confirmed. Health Canada says there are vaccines
Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza remains low ...
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Turkeys and egg layers see greatest impact from H5N1
IARN – Since 2022, the U.S. poultry industry has been battling a particularly persistent strain of H5N1, or avian influenza ...
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 ...
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Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
When it comes to surveillance, PHAC said provincial and territorial public health agencies must report both “confirmed and ...