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Virologists have been especially worried about the virus making its way into pigs, because these animals are notorious viral incubators. “They can become infected with swine strains, bird strains and human strains,” says Brinkley Bellotti, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. These strains can swap genes and give rise to […]
As respiratory virus season gains momentum, Pittsburgh-area residents have a new tool to help them track viruses in real time. The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) recently launched a respiratory virus dashboard that tracks cases, hospitalizations and deaths for COVID, influenza and RSV, creating a centralized hub for critical public health information. And it’s a […]
Article content B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will provide an update today on the status of the teenager who was infected with H5N1 avian influenza. Henry is holding a news conference at 11 a.m. PT. Tuesday. In the most recent update earlier this month, Henry said the teen was in critical condition with […]
A dairy farm in California has issued a voluntary raw milk recall after H5N1 bird flu was detected in samples. Raw Farm, in Fresno, is recalling cream-top raw milk products produced on November 9. These products have a best-by date of November 27 and the lot ID number 20241109. The Santa Clara County Public Health […]
Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.’s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing him to cull the entire flock. Siemens didn’t expect to be facing a similar fight so many years later. He noticed some birds […]
Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears and renewing questions about what level of risk it poses to people as a B.C. teenager remains in critical condition in hospital after being infected. But it’s the recent jump to pigs that has experts […]
People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada and is in hospital. It’s not yet known how the teen got infected, but Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on […]
People have been hearing a lot about H5N1 bird flu — or highly pathogenic avian influenza — since a B.C. teen became the first human to get the virus in Canada and is in hospital. It’s not yet known how the teen got infected, but Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said on […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It’s not clear how the teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial […]
The Bancroft Family Community Health team has opened a Tuesday night clinic for those experiencing illness this season. The clinic is for anyone, with or without a primary care physician. Anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, strep throat, bronchitis pneumonia, ear infection, cold and flu, sinus infection, vomiting or diarrhea can attend the clinic. The clinic […]