Bird Flu

Bird flu found in a pig, raising concerns over potential human threat

Thu, 2024-10-31 10:08 — mike kraft

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat. AP News

...finding bird flu in a pig raises worries that the virus may be hitting a stepping stone to becoming a bigger threat to people, said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher.

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Flu season will make it harder to track the U.S. bird flu outbreak

Mon, 2024-10-28 13:12 — mike kraft

Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It's about to get harder Tracking the U.S. bird flu outbreak has been hard. It's about to get harder. Helen Branswell STAT

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with cold and flu season looming, it is likely to become significantly more difficult for the country’s public health departments to track the virus.

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Contrary to perceptions, vaccine refusal found to be lower for Black patients than white patients -- study

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:37 — mike kraft

Contrary to perceptions, vaccine refusal found to be lower for Black patients than white patients Throughout the COVID pandemic, the media widely reported that Black patients were more likely than white patients to refuse vaccines, including the influenza and COVID vaccines. American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Medical Xpress

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How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu, shown in series of emails

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:24 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu - KFF Health News Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals. kffhnamym KFF Health News

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U.S. limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread

Fri, 2024-10-25 10:01 — mike kraft

Limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread Tests will soon be available by prescription, but they are only recommended for people in close contact with animals The Guardian

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Federal government statement on efforts to counter spread of bird flu

Thu, 2024-10-24 12:37 — mike kraft

USDA/HHS Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Action to Halt the Spread of Bird Flu, including in California and Washington ASPA Press Office HHS.gov

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Bird flu: State and industry input led US Agriculture Department to relax bird flu testing order for cows

Wed, 2024-10-23 10:01 — mike kraft

Exclusive: State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows The U.S.

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Bird flu infections found in four Washington state poultry workers

Tue, 2024-10-22 09:31 — mike kraft

CHICAGO — The CDC is deploying a team to Washington state to assess the health of farm workers who culled poultry suffering from bird flu after four workers are presumed to have been infected by the virus, U.S. and state health officials said on Monday.

The infections would make Washington the sixth state to identify human cases this year.

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Global organization report says bird flu and mpx could become pandemics

Thu, 2024-10-17 17:41 — mike kraft

Annual report cites avian flu, mpox as pandemic threats The report said countries will need to adopt a One Health approach. CIDRAP

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), which tracks and monitors global pandemic preparedness, launched its annual report today (Oct. 14).

"Outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1 in cattle and its spillover to humans, and a new strain of mpox in Central Africa are the most recent signals of concern," the report begins. "The high likelihood that they will spread further should be a wake-up call for the global community."

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