Africa: As Bird Flu Continues to Spread in the US and Worldwide, What's the Risk That It Could Start a Human Pandemic? 4 Questions Answered
[The Conversation Africa] An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that started in 2021 has become the largest bird flu outbreak in history, both in the U.S. and worldwide. In the U.S. the virus has led to the destruction of millions of commercially raised chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese, and has killed thousands of wild birds. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 17, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Two dolphins die from Bird Flu in UK waters: Government says deaths due to highly contagious H5N1
Two dolphins have died from bird flu for the first time in the UK. They were both infected with the highly contagious H5N1 virus and were found separately in Devon and Pembrokeshire. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’s Bird Flu, Why Is It Killing Chickens, and Should We Be Worried?
The virus, known as H5N1, has already caused havoc for chicken and egg producers. But the possibility that it could spread to humans has public health watchers on alert. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China reports TWO human cases of bird flu in middle-aged man and woman hundreds of miles apart
The woman, from the Jiangsu province in eastern China, tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu last month. A man from southern China has tested positive for H5N6. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H5N1 bird flu HAS mutated to infect people, scientists on ground zero in Cambodia say
Dr Erik Karlsson, who led the team at the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia that isolated the girl's virus, said there were 'some indications' that it was already spreading among people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC says it's in a 'posture of readiness' amid bird flu pandemic fears
National testing capacity is also being built-up in case the H5N1 strain that has devastated bird populations around the world spills over into people, the US CDC said Monday. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H5N1 Bird Flu Kills 11 Year Old Girl In Cambodia, Father Infected
A World Health Organization (WHO) official has called the global H5N1 avian influenza situation "worrying." (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
11-Year-Old Girl Dies From H5N1 Bird Flu In Cambodia, Father Infected
A World Health Organization (WHO) official has called the global H5N1 avian influenza situation "worrying." (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Cambodia Investigates After Father and Daughter Infected With Bird Flu
Two family members were infected with H5N1; the daughter died. Eleven contacts, some with symptoms, have tested negative, according to the W.H.O. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: The New York Times Source Type: news
Could bird flu cause a Covid-like pandemic? Everything you need to know about H5N1
The father of an 11-year-old girl who died from bird flu in Cambodia this week has also tested positive for the virus. Eleven more suspected cases are awaiting tests, bolstering concerns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World 'not yet prepared enough' as H5N1 avian flu strain keeps spreading, WHO official warns
The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
The H5N1 bird flu has spread to another Cambodian resident, WHO officials say, urging'heightened vigilance from all countries '
The H5N1 bird flu has infected the father of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who recently died of the virus, World Health Organization officials said Friday, as they awaited test results from 11 additional contacts of the girl. The WHO “urges heightened vigilance from all countries,” Dr. Sylvie…#cambodian #sylviebriand #preyveng #phnompenh #khmertimes #healthministry #times #avianflu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H5N1: Cambodian girl dies in rare bird flu case
It is the first known human transmission of bird flu in the South East Asian nation since 2014. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Explainer: H5N1 Bird Flu in Mammals Sparks Fears of Virus Spreading Among Humans
An avian influenza — bird flu — outbreak with the H5N1 strain that began in 2020 has hit record levels, affecting millions of animals. As the virus mutates genetically and spreads geographically, the normal ebb and flow of infection has given way to a persistently elevated level in wild birds.…#avian #nonavian #eurasian #ecuador #cambodia #cdc #spanish #peru #montana #geese (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bird flu has reportedly killed a Cambodian girl and sickened others. What you need to know about H5N1
An 11-year-old girl has died of bird flu in Cambodia, and multiple others who live in her area sickened, according to multiple media reports, marking the first known H5N1 human infections in the country since 2014—and potentially setting the stage for sustained human-to-human transmission. The…#cambodia #preyveng #phnompenh #khmertimes #cambodian #healthministry #times #sylviebriand #fortune (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
