Bird Flu Outbreak in Cattle May Have Begun Months Earlier Than Thought
A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Avian Influenza Disease Rates Cattle Agriculture and Farming Dairy Products Viruses Milk Livestock Diseases Agriculture Department Food and Drug Administration Texas North Carolina Kansas Source Type: news
Dairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland, Benjamin Mueller and Emily Anthes Tags: Avian Influenza Federal-State Relations (US) Tests (Medical) Agriculture and Farming United States Politics and Government Dairy Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Viruses Medicine and Health your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche sales increase by 2% (CER) in first quarter with both divisions growing in high single digit ex COVID-19
Group sales grew by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) (-6% in CHF), driven by the strong growth of newer medicines and diagnostics. Excluding COVID-19-related products, sales increased by 7%. Going forward, there will be no further material impact of COVID-19 sales declineDue to the appreciation of the Swiss franc against most currencies,saleswere 6% lower when reported in CHFPharmaceuticals Divisionbase business2 grew by 7%, driven by strong sales of medicines to treat severe diseases, such as Vabysmo (eye diseases), Phesgo (breast cancer), Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Polivy (blood cancer) and Hemlibra (haemophilia A...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche sales increase by 2% (CER) in first quarter with both divisions growing in high single digit ex COVID-19
Group sales grew by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) (-6% in CHF), driven by the strong growth of newer medicines and diagnostics. Excluding COVID-19-related products, sales increased by 7%. Going forward, there will be no further material impact of COVID-19 sales declineDue to the appreciation of the Swiss franc against most currencies,saleswere 6% lower when reported in CHFPharmaceuticals Divisionbase business2 grew by 7%, driven by strong sales of medicines to treat severe diseases, such as Vabysmo (eye diseases), Phesgo (breast cancer), Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Polivy (blood cancer) and Hemlibra (haemophilia A...
Source: Roche Media News - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Discovered in Milk
The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts said. But the finding suggests that the outbreak in dairy cows is wider than has been known. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes, Apoorva Mandavilli and Noah Weiland Tags: your-feed-science Avian Influenza Milk Agriculture and Farming Cattle Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Dairy Products 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
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
What Causes Hemoptysis?
Discussion
True hemoptysis is a very uncommon or rare problem in pediatrics but can be potentially life-threatening. Massive hemoptysis has a high mortality (up to 50%) mainly from asphyxia and inability to ventilate and oxygenate the patient because of blood in the pulmonary airways. Fortunately, most hemoptysis is small in amount that resolves within 24 hours.
Initial evaluation for hemoptysis can include complete blood count, coagulation studies, C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, urinalysis (possible pulmonary-renal problems), radiographic imaging including chest x-ray and/or computed tomography, and...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 22, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strainInfluenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists.An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now think that a strain of flu virus will be the cause of the next global outbreak of deadlyinfectious illness.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie, Science Editor Tags: Epidemics Infectious diseases Health Medical research Society World news Microbiology Science 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
Africa: Leading Health Agencies Outline Updated Terminology for Pathogens That Transmit Through the Air
[WHO] Following consultation with public health agencies and experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a global technical consultation report introducing updated terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air. The pathogens covered include those that cause respiratory infections, e.g. COVID-19, influenza, measles, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and tuberculosis, among others. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 19, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa 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 egg prices go up amid more bird flu outbreaks?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a health alert at the beginning of April informing the public that a Texas farm worker tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI. Just before the announcement, Cal-Maine Foods, the largest producer of fresh shell eggs in…#calmainefoods #leeschulz #iowastateuniversity #universityofarkansas #avian #treymalone #arkansas #marketplace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
