Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation ’s milk supply is safe, saying pasteurization kills viruses. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: Avian Influenza Dairy Products Agriculture and Farming Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Goats Cattle Birds Viruses Milk Livestock Diseases Agriculture Department your-feed-science Kansas New Mexico Texas Source Type: news
Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu
Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
US Detects Avian Flu in Milk, Says Dairy Supplies Are Safe US Detects Avian Flu in Milk, Says Dairy Supplies Are Safe
Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation ' s milk supply is safe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Goat in Minnesota tests positive for H5N1 bird flu strain that's on the WHO's pandemic watchlist in first ever US case - as experts call it a 'worrisome development'
The baby goat, who tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N1, the strain of bird flu that has been spreading since 2022, was from a farm in Stevens County. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Social distancing is back (but not how you might think!): Health bosses urge Brits to stay 2m away from ALL wild birds, including pigeons and seagulls, amid avian flu pandemic fears
In its first ever public guidance to help Brits 'stay safe', UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) officials claimed avian influenza poses a 'risk to human health'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Controversy Trails Bird Flu Outbreak in Kebbi
[Daily Trust] Since the declaration of the avian influenza outbreak in Kebbi State over a month ago, controversy between poultry farmers and the state government over the genuineness of the epidemic has remained a source of concern to many residents, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Chimpanzees are dying of human diseases
Humans threaten great ape populations by destroying habitats or poaching animals for zoos and meat – or it seems by infecting them with the common cold. "For as long as humans have been domesticating animals, there have been zoonoses" – or the spread of infectious diseases from animals to humans –…#avian #uganda #kibalenationalpark #antarctica #kyleelliott #mcgilluniversity #montreal #reversezoonoses #rachelnuwer #janegoodall (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why are groceries still so expensive?
Inflation is falling faster than most economists expected, but steep food prices are still taking a large bite out of Americans' budgets. Grocery prices have surged more than 21% since the start of 2021, outstripping the overall 18% pace of inflation during that same time period. And while the…#robertfrick #yahoofinance #usda #frick #avian #ukraine #federalreservechair #jeromepowell #60minutes #federalreserve (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bird Flu Found in Sea Mammals, Upping Risk to Humans
FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 -- Bird flu has mutated to spread more easily between birds and marine mammals, increasing the potential risk to humans, a new study warns.Four sea lions, one fur seal and a tern found dead in Argentina all tested positive for... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Missing Doctor Found Dead; Bird Flu in Antarctica; Cholera Outbreak on Cruise
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The body of a missing 49-year-old Florida doctor who disappeared while paddleboarding was recovered. (People)
A rise in syphilis cases led to penicillin rationing... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Bird Flu Reaches Mainland Antarctica for First Time, Scientists Say Bird Flu Reaches Mainland Antarctica for First Time, Scientists Say
A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region ' s huge penguin...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Scientists confirm first cases of bird flu on mainland Antarctica
Fears for penguin colonies after the discovery of the highly contagious H5N1 virus in two dead skuasBird flu has reached mainland of Antarctica for the first time, officials have confirmed.The H5N1 virus was found on Friday in two dead scavenging birds called skuas near Primavera Base, the Argentinian scientific research station on the Antarctic peninsula.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Phoebe Weston Tags: Bird flu Birds Wildlife World news Animals Environment Antarctica Conservation Source Type: news
Hong Kong is changing. Too bad outsiders see only decline
Most famous was the Fortune magazine cover story “The Death of Hong Kong” in June 1995, written by veteran correspondent Louis Kraar: “It’s time to stop pretending,” he wrote. “The naked truth about Hong Kong’s future can be summed up in two words: It’s over.” Ever since 1984, when Britain acceded…#fortune #deathofhongkong #louiskraar #hongkongs #sino #hongkong #yale #avian #western #globalsouth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Europe Greenlights Two Avian Flu Vaccines Europe Greenlights Two Avian Flu Vaccines
The vaccines, Celldemic and Incellipan, protect against the H5N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 23, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Bird Flu - Kebbi Sends Additional Specimens to Jos for Tests
[Daily Trust] The Kebbi State Government, on Wednesday, said additional specimens have been taken to Jos, Plateau State, for tests in its effort to curtail the spread of avian influenza (bird flu). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 22, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
