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(Bloomberg) — New Zealand officials say they have contained an outbreak of bird flu to a single site in the southern region of Otago. Farms linked to the original site, which tested positive for avian influenza on Dec. 1, have been confirmed as free of the virus after testing on thousands of samples at the […]
The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them mild—until now. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. This marks the first instance of severe […]
In the West, where herds of thousands of cattle are common, researchers are seeing cases rise at poultry and dairy operations. More than 50 workers have contracted the virus. Source link
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. It is the first human H5N1 case detected in Louisiana. For now, the case is considered a “presumptive” positive until testing is confirmed by the Centers for […]
A child in California’s Marin County fell ill after drinking raw milk and was later diagnosed with bird flu. Health authorties have urged people not to consume raw milk until their probe is complete read more Health officials in California are trying to find out if consumption of raw milk can cause bird flu in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Article content British Columbia’s Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C. A statement from the office of the provincial health officer says a teenager in the region covered by Fraser Health tested positive for bird flu, and the teen is currently getting […]