Author: Claudinne Miller
Bird Flu’s Spread Among Dairy Cows Appears to Be Picking Up Its Pace
Discover The first case of bird flu in cattle was reported on March 25, 2024. In less than a year, the virus has hit 973 herds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) first issued an order to test cows that farmers intended to move between […]
Feb 26, 2025
Indiana: Bird flu claims over 100 sandhill cranes in LaPorte County, 1500 statewide
WSBT Bird flu has struck Fish Lake, as hundreds of birds, including a significant number of sandhill cranes, have dropped dead. Now the community is working to dispose of the carcasses. According to the DNR, nearly 1500 sandhill cranes have died in Indiana so far in Green County, Union County, Jasper County, La Porte County, […]
Feb 26, 2025
Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?
Los Angeles Times When the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus made its first appearance at a U.S. poultry farm in February 2022, roughly 29,000 turkeys at an Indiana facility were sacrificed in an attempt to avert a larger outbreak. It didn’t work. Three years later, highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread to all 50 states. The number of commercial […]
Feb 26, 2025
Soil bacteria outbreak kills 14 in Australian flood-hit state
Medical Xpress Melioidosis, a rare antibiotic-resistant disease caused by bacteria found in soil or mud, often surfaces in tropical areas after heavy rain or flooding. While cases have occurred in Queensland in previous years, the state’s Tropical Public Health Services director Jacqueline Murdoch said 2025 “absolutely is a record-breaking year.” “Certainly we haven’t seen anything like this,” […]
Feb 26, 2025
An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak
AP A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015. The death was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized last week, the Texas Department of State […]
Feb 26, 2025
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo
Washington Post World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass. An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwestern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the […]
Feb 25, 2025
Uganda discharges Ebola patients
BBC Uganda has discharged eight patients who have recovered from the Sudan strain of Ebola after they tested negative twice, health officials have said. The disease has killed one person and infected eight others since an outbreak was reported last month, but 265 people, who were listed for monitoring, remain in quarantine. This is the […]
Feb 19, 2025
CEEZAD study finds pigs can transmit Mpox
National Hog Farmer Endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, the 2022 outbreak with a clade IIb strain has resulted in ongoing sustained transmission of the virus worldwide. An article co-authored by the Director of the Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Diseases and the Center on Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases reports on findings concerning […]
Feb 19, 2025
Wyoming confirms state’s 1st human case of bird flu, bringing total to 70 across 13 states
Yahoo News Bird flu is spreading across the United States, causing egg shortages and soaring prices at supermarkets and restaurants — however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the current public health risk is low. On Friday, the Wyoming Department of Health confirmed the state’s first human case of H5N1 bird flu. That case is the […]
Feb 19, 2025
Scientists Describe Rare Syndrome Following Covid Vaccinations
NYT In a small study, patients with the syndrome were more likely to experience reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus and high levels of a coronavirus protein. The Covid-19 vaccines were powerfully protective, preventing millions of deaths. But in a small number of people, the shots may have led to a constellation of side effects that includes […]
Feb 19, 2025