Author: Claudinne Miller
Could bird flu cause a human pandemic?
Vox Here’s what’s worrying experts right now about H5N1’s spread among dairy cows — and what isn’t. Last year, when an H5N1 avian flu virus — commonly known as bird flu — was spilling over from bird populations into a variety of wild mammals, Seema Lakdawala, a virologist and influenza A transmission specialist at Emory […]
Apr 30, 2024
4 more cats test positive for H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
BNO News Four more cats have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu in connection with a growing outbreak in dairy cows in the United States, according to state and federal officials, raising the number of cases in the current outbreak to seven. Sonja Olsen, the Associate Director of Preparedness and Response at CDC’s Influenza Division, […]
Apr 30, 2024
Svalbard, Norway: Walrus dies from bird flu on Arctic island
Straights Times The first case of a walrus dying from bird flu has been detected on one of Norway’s Arctic islands, a researcher said April 29. The walrus was found last year on Hopen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Mr Christian Lydersen, of the Norwegian Polar Institute, told AFP. Tests carried out by a German […]
Apr 30, 2024
The avian flu has been detected in Colorado cows. Here’s what that means for you
CPR.ORG The highly pathogenic avian flu has been spreading across the United States since spring 2022, but the disease, which has primarily infected waterfowl and domestic poultry, has now begun to impact another major agricultural species: cows. Since late March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected 34 cases of avian flu in cows across […]
Apr 30, 2024
America’s Infectious-Disease Barometer Is Off
Somehow, the U.S. is both over- and under-reacting to bird flu and other pressing infectious threats. The Atlantic he ongoing outbreak of H5N1 avian flu virus looks a lot like a public-health problem that the United States should be well prepared for. Although this version of flu is relatively new to the world, scientists have been tracking […]
Apr 30, 2024
There’s never a good time to drink raw milk. But now’s a really bad time as bird flu infects cows
Stat Scientists who know about the types of pathogens — E. coli and Salmonella among them — that can be transmitted in raw milk generally think drinking unpasteurized milk is a bad idea. But right now, they believe, the danger associated with raw milk may have gone to a whole new level. “If I were in […]
Apr 30, 2024
What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people
Stat The H5N1 bird flu virus has been around for decades, and the damage it wreaks on chickens and other poultry is well documented. But the recent discovery that the virus has jumped into dairy cattle — whose udders seem to be where the virus either infects or migrates to — has dumbfounded scientists and […]
Apr 30, 2024
Comparative Analysis of New Influenza Vaccines and COVID-Influenza Combination Vaccine
Contagion Live Annual immunizations against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses are crucial for public health, addressing the evolving nature of these viruses. Aiming to enhance influenza vaccines for older adults, researchers have focused on eliciting broad immune responses against different flu strains, particularly H3N2, while avoiding antigenic changes related to egg adaptation. Findings from the study […]
Apr 30, 2024
Are We Testing Enough for H5N1?
MedPage Today With H5N1 avian influenza causing unprecedented outbreaks in mammals around the world — including U.S. dairy cattle — infectious disease experts are raising concerns that the U.S. isn’t doing enough to get ahead of any potential problems. “We really need to be moving quickly to get our heads around what’s happening in the animal […]
Apr 30, 2024
After steady decline, TB has increased every year since 2020 in U.S.
Washington Post After decreasing for 27 years, the number of U.S. residents with tuberculosis has increased every year since 2020, with 9,615 cases recorded last year in the 50 states and D.C., according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The finding was based on data from the agency’s National Tuberculosis Surveillance […]
Apr 30, 2024