Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?
(theconversation.com)
The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.
The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.
US to start nationwide testing for H5N1 flu virus in milk supply
(arstechnica.com)
On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu.
On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu.
A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History
(nytimes.com)
Almost five years after Covid blew into our lives, the main thing standing between us and the next global pandemic is luck. And with the advent of flu season, that luck may well be running out.
Almost five years after Covid blew into our lives, the main thing standing between us and the next global pandemic is luck. And with the advent of flu season, that luck may well be running out.
The risk of a bird flu pandemic is rising
(technologyreview.com)
How worried should we be about bird flu? It’s a question that I’ve been asked by friends and colleagues several times over the last couple of weeks.
How worried should we be about bird flu? It’s a question that I’ve been asked by friends and colleagues several times over the last couple of weeks.
A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History
(nytimes.com)
Almost five years after Covid blew into our lives, the main thing standing between us and the next global pandemic is luck. And with the advent of flu season, that luck may well be running out.
Almost five years after Covid blew into our lives, the main thing standing between us and the next global pandemic is luck. And with the advent of flu season, that luck may well be running out.
I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I'm Concerned About Bird Flu
(nytimes.com)
As Donald Trump gets ready to return to the White House on Jan. 20, he must be prepared to tackle one issue immediately: the possibility that the spreading avian flu might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.
As Donald Trump gets ready to return to the White House on Jan. 20, he must be prepared to tackle one issue immediately: the possibility that the spreading avian flu might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.
Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk
(latimes.com)
State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy.
The world is watching the U.S. deal with bird flu, and it's scary
(nytimes.com)
As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United States.
As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United States.
H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation
(cdc.gov)
H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.
H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.
Bird flu begins its human spread
(fortune.com)
Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and researchers warned that a critical lag in the blood testing of exposed workers might lead to an underestimation of the virus’s potential transmission to humans.
Almost from the beginning of the spread of H5N1 bird flu among farms and ranches in the U.S. earlier this year, experts and researchers warned that a critical lag in the blood testing of exposed workers might lead to an underestimation of the virus’s potential transmission to humans.
H5N1 Outbreak in Central Valley, California: dead cows piled by roadsides
(latimes.com)
There’s a sickness hovering over Tulare County‘s dairy industry.
There’s a sickness hovering over Tulare County‘s dairy industry.
Possible cluster of human bird-flu infections expands in Missouri
(nytimes.com)
A possible cluster of bird-flu infections in Missouri has grown to include eight people, in what may be the first examples of person-to-person transmission in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
A possible cluster of bird-flu infections in Missouri has grown to include eight people, in what may be the first examples of person-to-person transmission in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
Avian flu detected in wastewater from 10 Texas cities
(cidrap.umn.edu)
A report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine details detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu virus in wastewater from 10 Texas cities during the same time period the virus was detected in Texas cattle herds.
A report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine details detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu virus in wastewater from 10 Texas cities during the same time period the virus was detected in Texas cattle herds.
Bird flu is quietly getting scarier
(theatlantic.com)
Up until last Friday afternoon, a total of 13 people in the United States had officially come down this year with avian influenza H5, also known as bird flu. A subtype of that virus, a potential pandemic pathogen called H5N1, has for months been circulating in our dairy herds, and has already killed tens of millions of birds here.
Up until last Friday afternoon, a total of 13 people in the United States had officially come down this year with avian influenza H5, also known as bird flu. A subtype of that virus, a potential pandemic pathogen called H5N1, has for months been circulating in our dairy herds, and has already killed tens of millions of birds here.