The spread of H5N1 bird flu among animals and the growing possibility of a pandemic
The developing avian influenza panzootic and the growing possibility of a pandemic bring to the fore the existential questions for humanity of climate change and the destruction of public health, both of which must be stopped in order to control the growing threats.
First H5N1 Bird Flu Infection In A US Child Confirmed By CDC
A child in California has been infected with H5N1 avian flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed. This is the first such case reported in a minor in the US and brings the total number of confirmed human cases in 2024 to 55.
California reports first H5N1 bird flu infection in a child
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) in a child in California last week. According to the CDC, the child experienced mild symptoms,
Bird flu virus found in raw milk. Could H5N1 cause a pandemic and lockdown like COVID?
H5 bird flu, a type of avian influenza, has infected dozens of people in the U.S., and spread to seven states and Canada this year. As concern grows over whether it could lead to another pandemic or lockdown,
Raw Milk From a California Dairy Is Recalled After Routine Testing Detected the Bird Flu Virus
State health officials say the bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno, California
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State adds guidelines for rescue of downed seabirds due to H5N1
With seabird fallout season underway and detections of H5N1 on Oahu, state officials are urging rescuers to take precautions ...
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Cause of B.C. teen's H5N1 avian flu infection still unknown, health officials say
B.C. health officials say they still don't know how a teenager became infected with the H5N1 strain of avian flu but say no ...
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Canadian probe into teen's critical H5N1 infection finds no clear source
As a Canadian teen remains in critical care with an H5N1 avian flu infection in a British Columbia hospital, health ...
H5N1 found in raw milk – the same drink promoted by America’s next health chief
Live traces of H5N1 bird flu have been found in batches of raw milk sold at retail stores across California, state regulators ...
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H5N1 outbreak among livestock spreads to 50 states
With the November 25 discovery of the virus at a bird sanctuary in Hawaii, all fifty states now have confirmed cases of H5N1, ...
Breakthrough Diagnostic Kit Detects H5N1 Avian Flu in Just 3 Hours
The Steadfast diagnostic kit, developed by DxD Hub, NIES, and A*STAR BII, rapidly detects and distinguishes H5N1 AIV strains, ...
US CDC confirms H5N1 bird flu in a child in California
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed the country's first case of H5N1 bird flu infection ...
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DOH: No humans tested positive for H5N1 from infected flock
The Hawaii Department of Health says so far, no one has tested positive for avian influenza after the first detection of H5N1 ...
Europe tightens H5N1 surveillance as winter flu season looms
Europe is ramping up monitoring for human cases of H5N1 avian influenza ahead of the winter flu season over fears of virus ...
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Federal officials expected to require H5N1 milk testing
It’s going to take a while, but it can be done.” Poulson says a national effort to eliminate the B313 variation of the H5N1 ...