5 Possible Bird Flu Cases Found in California
Five Possible Bird Flu Cases Found in California
The state now has 11 cases of people catching the virus, as health officials monitor any further spread from poultry and livestock.
Is it time to freak out about bird flu?
Communicating about the threat that H5N1 poses is extraordinarily difficult, as the varying tones of the media coverage of the bird-flu-in-cows situation may have conveyed. Some of the experts quoted in some of the reports are clearly on edge. Others are uncertain; some seem keen to play down the situation .
Five more bird flu cases suspected among California dairy workers amid outbreak
Five more people who presumably contracted the bird flu are being tested in California's Central Valley and are pending CDC testing.
California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported
Another five suspected cases of bird flu were reported today in California, where six cases have already been confirmed, according to the California Department of Public Health. The state, which is the country’s largest dairy supplier,
State Looking Into Five Possible Human Cases of Bird Flu
The risk to the general public from bird flu remains low and pasteurized dairy products are safe to consume, federal officials have said.
California Department of Health expects more confirmed human bird flu cases
State health officials are confirming six human cases of the H5 bird flu, with five more potential cases awaiting official results.
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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 ...
Bird flu infects commercial flock in Franklin County
Bird flu has infected a flock at a farm in Franklin County. This is the first detection of the highly contagious virus in ...
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Avian flu is killing chickens at Pasco-area poultry operation. More being euthanized
Chickens will be euthanized at an undisclosed Franklin County commercial poultry operation after the first detection this ...
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1.8M Cache Valley chickens killed after major bird flu outbreak
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has confirmed the diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial ...
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 ...
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National bird flu cases has local health experts expanding testing methods
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first human case of bird flu in Missouri on Sept. 6. The patient, who has since recovered but had been hospitalized, ha ...
Update: 6 dairy workers infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads
A fourth person contracted bird flu in California amid outbreaks in the state’s dairy industry, state officials said Thursday ...
Health Department talks flu season in Alabama
Dr. Wes Stubblefield with the Alabama Department of Public Health says this year's flu season will look a lot like last year's.
Govt Must Approve Indigenous Vaccines for Bird Flu: Poultry Expert
Experts urge immediate government approval of indigenous bird flu vaccines to protect India's poultry sector from potential outbreaks and financial losses, highlighted during the IPSA conference in ...