Hacker News with Generative AI: Bird Flu

USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire (nbcnews.com)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

Government, Bird Flu, Accidents

12 points by throw0101d 3 days ago | 1 comments

Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals (cnn.com)

Bird Flu, Animal Health, Science, Genetics

28 points by amichail 13 days ago | 5 comments

New York Shutting Down Live Bird Markets After Finding Bird Flu (time.com)
On Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, were detected in seven markets in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in the past week.

New York, Avian Influenza, Public Health, Bird Flu

8 points by bookofjoe 13 days ago | 0 comments

Soaring egg prices are piquing interest in backyard chickens (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — Thinking about backyard chickens as egg prices soar? Think hard, especially in light of the bird flu outbreak.

Food Prices, Agriculture, Chickens, Bird Flu

5 points by geox 15 days ago | 0 comments

First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm (theguardian.com)
The first outbreak of a rare bird flu in poultry has been detected on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.

Bird Flu, Agriculture, Public Health, California, Animal Health

5 points by howard941 25 days ago | 1 comments

Eggs are pricey again. What's the government doing about it? (vox.com)
Bird flu is surging in the US again and has, once again, sent egg prices skyrocketing.

Economics, Agriculture, Food, Bird Flu

13 points by paulpauper 26 days ago | 0 comments

Bird Flu Risk Dashboard Using Prediction Markets (Current Risk "Low Chance") (birdflurisk.com)

Bird Flu, Public Health, Prediction Markets, Data Visualization

30 points by nathan_young 44 days ago | 4 comments

America's first bird flu death reported in Louisiana (cnn.com)

Bird Flu, Health, Louisiana, United States

51 points by bikenaga 46 days ago | 58 comments

CDC says H5N1 sample shows mutations that may help virus bind to upper airways (statnews.com)
Genetic sequences of H5N1 bird flu viruses collected from a person in Louisiana who became severely ill show signs of development of several mutations thought to affect the virus’ ability to attach to cells in the upper airways of humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.

Health, Viruses, Public Health, Bird Flu, Mutations

5 points by ck2 56 days ago | 0 comments

Big Cats Die from Bird Flu at a Washington Sanctuary (nytimes.com)
Twenty big cats, including a half-Bengal tiger and four cougars, died between late November and mid-December at a sanctuary in Washington State after becoming infected with bird flu, according to the facility’s director.

Animal Health, Wildlife, Bird Flu, Washington State

8 points by JumpCrisscross 58 days ago | 2 comments

Newsom Declares Bird Flu Emergency in California as US Confirms First Case (kqed.org)
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to the bird flu outbreak, an action meant to allow the state and local agencies additional resources to increase virus surveillance and slow the spread.

Public Health, Emergency Declarations, Bird Flu, California

7 points by ctoth 65 days ago | 1 comments

Bird flu jumps from birds to human in Louisiana; patient hospitalized (arstechnica.com)
A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu after having contact with sick and dying birds suspected of carrying the virus, state health officials announced Friday.

Health, Disease, Louisiana, Bird Flu

6 points by bikenaga 69 days ago | 0 comments

Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports (arstechnica.com)
Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw—unpasteurized—milk sold in California, prompting a recall issued at the state's request, health officials announced over the weekend.

Food Safety, Public Health, California, Bird Flu

54 points by bikenaga 88 days ago | 110 comments

CDC Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in California Child: First Child Case in US (cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.

Health, Public Health, Bird Flu, Viral Outbreaks, California

109 points by bookofjoe 90 days ago | 153 comments

Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans (theguardian.com)
The teenager hospitalized with bird flu in British Columbia, Canada, may have a variation of the virus that has a mutation making it more transmissible among people, early data shows – a warning of what the virus can do that is especially worrisome in countries such as the US where some H5N1 cases are not being detected.

Bird Flu, Public Health, Science, Canada

107 points by amichail 93 days ago | 64 comments

Bird Flu Is Step Closer to Mixing with Seasonal Flu and Becoming a Pandemic (scientificamerican.com)
As the H5N1 avian influenza virus continues its rampage through U.S. dairy cow herds, it has also infected human farm workers.

Bird Flu, Pandemics, Health, Science, Agriculture

9 points by Brajeshwar 112 days ago | 0 comments

A second person in Missouri caught bird flu without exposure to infected animals (cnn.com)

Health, Missouri, Bird Flu, Public Health

10 points by ctoth 116 days ago | 0 comments

Sequencing wastewater may be key to getting a grip on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak (statnews.com)
Despite no known infections of H5N1 bird flu among its dairy cows, Missouri recently detected a case in a person with no apparent exposure to possibly infected animals or related products (i.e., raw milk).

Science, Public Health, Epidemiology, Bird Flu, H5N1

75 points by ethbr1 141 days ago | 24 comments

Four more health care workers ill after caring for bird flu case in Missouri (statnews.com)
An investigation into the still unexplained human H5N1 bird flu infection in Missouri has turned up four additional health care workers who developed mild respiratory illness symptoms after caring for the patient in hospital in August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.

Health, Bird Flu, Missouri, Public Health, CDC

99 points by divbzero 146 days ago | 2 comments

CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri (cdc.gov)

Health, Bird Flu, Missouri, CDC

4 points by lenerdenator 167 days ago | 2 comments

Bird flu is less scary than we feared. But we're not working to control it. (nytimes.com)

Bird Flu, Public Health, Science, Pandemic

9 points by mitchbob 198 days ago | 1 comments

Bird Flu Is Spreading. Why Aren't More People Getting Tested? (nytimes.com)

Bird Flu, Public Health, Testing, Health

11 points by bookofjoe 219 days ago | 12 comments

Five people infected as bird flu appears to go from cows to chickens to humans (arstechnica.com)