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Bird flu: Five things to know about bird flu

Mon, 2024-05-13 10:05 — mike kraft

Five things to know about bird flu

There have been major outbreaks around the world in the recent past, including four from 2014 to 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

So what makes this time different, and at what point should you be concerned?

Here are five things you should know about bird flu.

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US government announces new financial incentives for dairy farmers to stem the spread of bird flu in cattle

Fri, 2024-05-10 14:23 — mike kraft

US government announces new financial incentives for farms to stem the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle | CNN The US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture announced on Friday a new plan to pay dairy farmers and farm workers to take steps to prevent the spread of H5N1 bird flu. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Human, Animal and Plant Diseases are being fueled by enviornmental changes--study

Fri, 2024-05-10 11:38 — mike kraft

Several large-scale, human-driven changes to the planet — including climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the spread of invasive species — are making infectious diseases more dangerous to people, animals and plants, according to a new study.

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Cows have human flu receptors, raising stakes on bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle--study

Fri, 2024-05-10 10:12 — mike kraft

Cows have human flu receptors, study shows, raising the stakes on the bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle | CNN Cows have the same kinds of gateways into their cells as humans and birds, a new study shows. The finding suggests that cows could be mixing bowls - hosts that could help H5N1 bird flu learn to spread in humans. Brenda Goodman, Nadia Kounang CNN

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What the Texas farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection

Mon, 2024-05-06 11:16 — mike kraft

What a US farmworker’s case of bird flu tells us about tracking the infection | CNN A US farmworker who caught bird flu after working with dairy cattle in Texas appears to be the first known case of mammal-to-human transmission of the virus, a new study shows. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Analysis: Why Bird flu is not a threat to most humans--yet. Q&A

Fri, 2024-05-03 11:31 — mike kraft

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U.S. dairy products, ground beef tested negative for bird flu--US Agriculture Department

Thu, 2024-05-02 10:29 — mike kraft

Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies confirm Extensive testing of pasteurized commercially purchased milk and other dairy products from 38 states found no evidence of live H5N1 bird flu virus. Megan Molteni STAT

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U.S. officials warn of risks to dairy farm workers amid bird flu outbreak in cows

Wed, 2024-05-01 15:18 — mike kraft

Officials warn of risks to ‘certain groups’ of people amid bird flu outbreak in cows - POLITICO

The Biden administration said Wednesday it’s working to strengthen federal testing guidance and the overall public health response should the bird flu outbreak in cows spread among humans.

State health labs have sent “around 25” human test samples to the CDC for reference testing amid the current dairy outbreak, according to officials. More than 100 workers are being monitored. Officials declined to answer questions from reporters about where in the country the monitored workers are, saying only that officials are “following the herd” of infected cows.

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WHO says risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern'

Thu, 2024-04-18 12:01 — mike kraft

Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans The Guardian

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Opinion: the spread of bird flu in U.S. cattle should be a wake-up call to action

Mon, 2024-04-15 11:14 — mike kraft

H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle: A wake-up call to action Comparisons to seasonal flu management underestimate the unique challenges posed by H5N1 bird flu. Patrick Skerrett STAT

The recent detection of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle, coupled with reports of a dairy worker contracting the virus, demands a departure from the usual reassurances offered by federal health officials. While they emphasize there’s no cause for alarm and assert diligent monitoring, it’s imperative we break from this familiar script.

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