Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and how to prevent getting sick.
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
on July 9, 2024. There have not yet been any cases of bird flu among cows in Connecticut. Credit - Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe—Getty Images H5N1 avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S ...
Researchers Found Bird Flu In Pigs — Here’s Why That’s So Worrisome
Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of this, a virus infecting a new host species is like someone trying to win an argument by shouting at people in a language that they can’t understand. And this is where pigs come in.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Hawaii health officials detect bird flu in wastewater for first time
State health officials said Tuesday night that they have detected H5 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in wastewater test samples on Oahu. A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has spread among birds and mammals in the continental U.
Teenager With Bird Flu in Critical Condition
In what is believed to be Canada's first human case of bird flu, a teenager is in a British Columbia children's hospital in critical condition with a presumptive case of the virus, the CBC reports. Authorities say the unnamed teen developed symptoms Nov.
Bird flu decimates seals, leaving grim scenes of dead animals
In 2023, a highly pathogenic bird flu leapt to seals in South America, killing some 17,000 elephant seal pups (about 97 ...
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As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending
By the time California ramped up its pandemic response, it had enough personal protective equipment and other disaster ...
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Here's Everything Experts Say You Need To Know About Bird Flu
How big of a public health threat is the bird flu? Digicomphoto / Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF According to ...
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Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how ...
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The CDC wants more Kansas farm workers to get their flu shots this season
Some rural Kansas counties are offering free flu vaccines targeting farm workers amid an ongoing nationwide bird flu outbreak ...
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B.C.’s chief vet tells clinics to set up bird flu protocols amid human exposure risk
Rob Hope, general manager of the OWL rehabilitation facility in Delta, says the centre, which cares for raptors, including ...
Canada detects first presumptive human H5 bird flu case: ‘A rare event’
"We are conducting a thorough investigation to fully understand the source of exposure here in B.C.," British Columbia Health ...
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Bird flu response
California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks ...
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B.C.'s chief vet tells clinics to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure risk
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent ...