Author: Claudinne Miller
Bird flu detected in West Michigan poultry flock
MLive Bird flu has been detected in a flock of Allegan County poultry. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) detected the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus during an investigation, per a state press release. The exact location of the flock was not disclosed. This is the second case in poultry found in […]
Nov 12, 2025
All the Ostriches Must Die
The Atlantic How the plight of a few hundred birds in Canada became an all-out fight for freedom. he police came at dawn. Karen Espersen watched them drive into the valley: more than 40 cruisers in a line. They were on a mission from the government. All of her ostriches must die. Karen and her business […]
Nov 12, 2025
Bird flu outbreak confirmed near Northern Ireland border
BBC A new outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. The Republic’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, says the further outbreak of avian influenza has been found in a commercial turkey flock near Clontibret, County Monaghan. Clontibret is […]
Nov 12, 2025
How we’re tracking avian flu’s toll on wildlife across North America
The Conversation Since first being detected in Newfoundland in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI A(H5Nx), has had a dramatic impact on North America. The poultry industry has suffered the most, with almost 15 million birds dying or being culled to control the virus in Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada recently dismissed a British Columbia […]
Nov 12, 2025
Intranasal Vaccine Shows Promise Against Bird Flu in Early Trial
MedPageToday The vaccine appeared to prompt responses to a range of H5N1 clades. An intranasal adjuvanted recombinant influenza vaccine appeared to safely prompt a robust response to a range of H5N1 clades, according to a phase I trial. Immune responses among the three groups that received one of three doses of the adjuvanted clade 2.1 […]
Nov 12, 2025
Whooping cough cases skyrocket in Texas, quadrupling last year’s numbers
ABC News Texas is currently seeing four times the number of whooping cough cases compared to the same time last year, the state’s health department said in a health alert. The state has reported more than 3,500 cases this year. This is the second year that Texas has experienced high increases in whooping cough cases. Nationally, […]
Nov 12, 2025
Ecology and spread of the North American H5N1 epizootic
Nature Since late 2021, a panzootic of highly pathogenic H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture and mammals. Here an analysis of 1,818 haemagglutinin sequences from wild birds, domestic birds and mammals reveals that the North American panzootic was driven by around nine introductions into the Atlantic and Pacific flyways, followed by rapid dissemination through wild, […]
Nov 12, 2025
The Americas have lost their measles elimination status
CBC We’re wrapping up our live updates for the moment on Canada’s loss of its measles elimination status. The announcement didn’t come as a surprise to many, but health officials and experts say it is a setback in terms of Canada’s reputation and standing for public health globally. It also shows how there are gaps […]
Nov 12, 2025
Clinicians Test ‘Butt Breathing’ in Early Study
MedPage Small trial suggests blood oxygenation via the gut may be feasible in humans, but will it work? Young men tolerated the anal administration of a liquid with a high capacity for oxygenation in a phase Ia trial from Japan — a dose of good news for researchers who are developing a rectal ventilation system […]
Nov 5, 2025
MIT study finds targets for a new tuberculosis vaccine
MIT Using these antigens, researchers plan to develop vaccine candidates that they hope would stimulate a strong immune response against the world’s deadliest pathogen. A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine for TB, the world’s deadliest infectious disease. In the new study, a […]
Nov 5, 2025