Category: Avian Influenza
More understanding needed on HPAI spread in wild birds
Watt Poultry The spread of avian influenza by wild birds is affected by migration pattern and species, however, more research is needed to understand the impact of the virus on wild bird populations. The nature of wild bird species and their behaviors should drive the poultry industry’s understanding of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses, a subtype of influenza […]
Jul 10, 2024
If bird flu sparks a human pandemic, your past immunity could help
Nature Older populations might be more protected than younger ones because of exposure to ‘matched’ strains during childhood, but an H5N1 pandemic is likely to take a major toll all the same. As the H5N1 bird-flu virus spreads relentlessly in animals around the world, researchers seeking to understand how a human H5N1 pandemic might unfold have turned to a […]
Jul 10, 2024
Bird flu strains: Where are they spreading around the globe?
Reuters Avian influenza, or bird flu, has public health officials on alert after an unprecedented spread in dairy cows in the United States this year. Four dairy workers have also tested positive in the country. A particularly severe variant of the H5N1 strain has been spreading around the world in animals since 2020, causing lethal […]
Jul 10, 2024
CDC Reports Fourth Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
CDC A human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) (“H5 bird flu”) virus infection in the United States has been identified in the state of Colorado. This is the fourth case associated with an ongoing multistate outbreak of A(H5N1) in dairy cows and the first in Colorado. Previous cases were reported in Texas (1) and Michigan (2). As with […]
Jul 9, 2024
As bird flu spreads among U.S. cattle, veterinarians find themselves in a familiar position: the frontlines
STAT When, in April, the federal government began requiring some cows to be tested for a strain of avian flu before their herds could be moved across state lines, it seemed like an obvious step to try to track and slow the virus that had started spreading among U.S. dairy cattle. But Joe Armstrong, a veterinarian at […]
Jul 3, 2024
Colorado has the most cases of bird flu among dairy cows in the U.S.
Colorado Public Radio Cases of highly pathogenic avian flu cases in Colorado dairy cows keep rising, with numbers from a federal website recording the state as having more cases than any other. A top state health official said Tuesday the state is working with dairy farms and the industry as they continue to work to […]
Jul 2, 2024
Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers
STAT Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked to contain spread of H5N1 bird flu infections in dairy cows. Now the state’s health authorities are trying to do the same in looking for undetected infections among farmworkers. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is working with an […]
Jun 25, 2024
Can we prevent a bird flu pandemic in humans?
Popular Science Here’s how experts say we should be mitigating the risk of H5N1 human outbreaks. highly pathogenic subtype of avian influenza (or bird flu), known as H5N1 is spreading among animals worldwide. For the past couple of decades, global health agencies have kept tabs on the virus, which is most well known for decimating […]
Jun 19, 2024
HPAI detected in WYO dairy herd
Oil City The Wyoming Department of Agriculture announced June 7 that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in one of Wyoming’s dairy herds. According to the FDA, CDC and USDA, the threat of the disease in humans remains low, and consuming pasteurized milk and properly cooked meat is safe. However, the economic impact of […]
Jun 19, 2024
Scientists try to solve bird flu mystery: Why there’s so much virus in Michigan wastewater
Detroit Free Press Newly released wastewater surveillance data suggests Michigan is a national hot spot for the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that’s infecting poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the U.S., and has also been identified in three farmworkers — two in Michigan. Researchers told the Free Press they’re still trying to understand exactly why […]
Jun 19, 2024