Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again
None The H5N1 bird flu virus is spreading through US cattle herds for the first time. • None The mammal-to-mammal transmission has scientists worried the virus could mutate to spread between humans. • None Former surgeon general Jerome Adams fears the US is making the mistakes of 2020 all over…#jeromeadams #bird #southamerica #jeremyfarrar #fda #purdueuniversity #donaldtrump #cdc #adams #usda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pasteurized milk includes remnants of H5N1 bird flu, U.S. officials say
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that it has found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza?
(MedPage Today) -- On the heels of a multi-state outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) in dairy cows, experts told MedPage Today that a trio of H5N1 vaccines for humans has already been developed and approved in the U.S.
While... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
U.S. government in hot seat for response to growing cow flu outbreak
In early March, veterinarian Barb Peterson noticed the dairy cows she cared for on a Texas farm looked sick and produced less milk, and that it was off-color and thick. Birds and cats on the farm were dying, too. Peterson contacted Kay Russo at Novonesis, a company that helps farms keep their animals healthy and productive. “I said, you know, I may sound like a crazy, tinfoil hat–wearing person,” Russo, also a veterinarian, recalled at a 5 April public talk sponsored by her company. “But this sounds a bit like influenza to me.”
She was right, as Peterson and Russo soon learned. On 19 March, birds on the Tex...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 22, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
WHO Chief Sounds Alarm on Bird Flu Circulating in U.S. Cattle
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The H5N1 avian flu virus that ' s infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals -- a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.That ' s the warning issued late last week by World Health... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
H5N1, an avian flu virus, has killed tens of thousands of marine mammals, and infiltrated American livestock for the first time. Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and how much of a risk it poses to humans. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Tags: Avian Influenza Foxes Deaths (Fatalities) Beaches Fish and Other Marine Life Disease Rates Mammals Agriculture and Farming Birds Animals Poultry Viruses Wildlife Die-Offs Pigs Cattle Swine Influenza Peru California Lati Source Type: news
Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was never confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may require a reassessment. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science Avian Influenza Tests (Medical) Agriculture and Farming Federal-State Relations (US) Disease Rates Dairy Products Veterinary Medicine Research Animals Poultry Birds Viruses Livestock Diseases Pigs Cattle M Source Type: news
H5N1 strain of bird flu is found in MILK for first time in 'very high concentrations,' World Health Organization warns
Bird flu has been detected in 'very high concentrations' in raw milk, the World Health Organization announced Friday. However, the pasteurized milk supply remains safe. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The H5N1 Outbreak Is Not a Test Run, It's a Warning Shot
(MedPage Today) -- The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) (H5N1) in dairy herds across the U.S. appears to be expanding, with over two dozen farms being affected in eight states. Although only one mild human case in a dairy... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Avian Influenza In Cattle And A Person Prompts Health Advisory From CDC
The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has been identified in cattle and one person who was in contact with infected cattle. The spread is being monitored. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dave Wessner, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Will Human-to-Human Bird Flu (H5N1) Be the Long-Awaited “Disease X?”
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1(“Bird Flu”)[1], which is global, rapidly spreading, and “highly pathogenic,” is now infecting cattle, and (in the United States) at least one human. (Bird flu first emerged in China in 1996 in geese; from a useful potted history). The New York Times asks: “Is Bird…#influenzaa #geese #betteridge #vaccines #aphis #faq #dairyherds #pdf #cdc #delta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC Tells Docs to Be on the Lookout for Bird Flu Cases
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC wants clinicians and health departments to consider potential infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, commonly known as bird flu, in people with exposure to potentially infected animal... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 6, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Is Bird Flu Coming to People Next? Are We Ready?
Unlike the coronavirus, the H5N1 virus has been studied for years. Vaccines and treatments are available should they ever become necessary. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Avian Influenza Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Is It Safe to Eat Eggs and Chicken During the Bird Flu Outbreak?
The ongoing outbreak of bird flu has infected at least one person in the U.S. and has raised questions about how safe poultry and eggs are to eat right now.
So far, there have been no reported cases of spread among people, or of a person contracting this strain of avian influenza (also known as H5N1) from contaminated egg or poultry products, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC says that the current public health risk is “low.”
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Here’s what scientists know right now about bird flu and food safety.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Is milk safe to drink? Can you catch bird flu from beef? What to know about H5N1 cattle outbreaks
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Source: CBC | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
