Bird Flu

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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Opinion: Veteran government vaccine developer says U.S. response to bird flu outbreak in cattle is ‘frustrating’

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:57 — mike kraft

Veteran vaccine developer says U.S. response to bird flu outbreak in cattle is ‘frustrating’ Barney Graham, a former NIH vaccine developer, said U.S. agencies aren't coordinating the response to the bird flu outbreak among cows. Andrew Joseph STAT

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Bird Flu: Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:49 — mike kraft

Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium Britain has increased on Thursday the risk level of bird flu to medium from low after the virus was detected in a number of wild birds in the country over the autumn, the government said in an update posted on its website. Reuters Reuters

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France raises alert level for bird flu

Tue, 2024-10-15 09:44 — mike kraft

France raises bird flu risk level France has raised its risk level of bird flu to 'moderate' from 'negligible', it said in a decree published in the official journal on Tuesday, a move that will reinforce security measures around poultry farms. Reuters Reuters

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Bird flu: CDC checking to see if existing vaccines are well matched for current virus.

Tue, 2024-10-15 09:26 — mike kraft

CDC probes if bird flu mutations impact vaccine stockpile The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating whether the U.S. stockpile of bird flu vaccines is still well matched to the virus after discovering recent mutations. Medical Xpress

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Fourth person infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads

Fri, 2024-10-11 10:21 — mike kraft

Fourth person infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads Two other people also in California's Central Valley are suspected of contracting avian influenza. Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY

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U.S. to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more infections reported

Mon, 2024-10-07 11:23 — mike kraft

US to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more people, herds become infected The new funding comes as officials on Thursday identified two new bird flu cases in California dairy workers. Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY

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Bird flu: US investigating potential human-to-human bird flu transmission in Missouri

Wed, 2024-10-02 10:30 — mike kraft

US investigating potential human-to-human bird flu transmission Health authorities in the U.S. are studying seven people who developed influenza symptoms after being exposed to a Missouri bird flu patient, raising the possibility of the first human-to-human transmission ... Medical Xpress

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Six were health care workers who encountered the first American known to be infected with bird flu without previous exposure to a sick animal, and the other was a close household contact of the patient. All developed mild respiratory symptoms after their exposure.