Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
As Bird Flu Spreads to Mammals, Health Officials Urge Caution
(Smithsonian Magazine) Amid a global bird die-off from avian flu, officials have also noticed the deadly virus strain, called H5N1, infecting a growing number of mammals. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged authorities to remain vigilant—but not panic—about the virus’s potential risk to humans. “The recent spillover to mammals needs to be monitored […]
Feb 10, 2023
First Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus
PREPRINT Universidad Nacional del Comahue – San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. (Machine Translated) 1 First Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus2 (H5N1) in South AmericaVíctor Gamarra-Toledo1,2, Pablo I. Plaza1*, Giancarlo Inga3,4, Roberto Gutiérrez2,3 3 ,Oscar García-Tello3, Leonela Valdivia-Ramírez3, Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza3 4 , José C.Nieto-Navarrete3, Sandra Ventura3, Sergio A. Lambertucci1 567 […]
Feb 10, 2023
Equatorial Guinea quarantines 200 after unknown hemorrhagic fever deaths
(Reuters) Equatorial Guinea has quarantined more than 200 people and restricted movement after an unknown illness causing hemorrhagic fever killed at least eight people, Health Minister Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba said on Friday as the government races to test samples. The outbreak was reported on Feb. 7, and from preliminary investigations, the deaths were linked to […]
Feb 10, 2023
Taiwan: H5N1 Outbreak
(Kimo News)Machine translated H5N1 high altitude sickness bird flu broke out at a native chicken farm in Chaozhou, Pingtung, culling 18,000 black-feathered native chickens The Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau stated that the Animal Health Laboratory notified that a native chicken farm in Chaozhou Township, Pingtung County (voluntary notification) was diagnosed with […]
Feb 10, 2023
UK: Poultry to be culled after bird flu confirmed at Appleby
(News and Star) Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza H5N1 has been found at a site near Appleby-in-Westmorland. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the premises. . The zones restrict access to locations where birds are kept and impose restrictions on the movement of birds. They do not limit access […]
Feb 10, 2023
Four dead seals test positive for bird flu in Scotland
(Guardian) Experts warn of ‘step-change’ in avian flu spread as number of cases in mammals continues to grow globally. Four dead seals have tested positive for bird flu in Scotland, as the number of cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in mammals continues to grow globally with experts warning of “a step-change” in its spread. The […]
Feb 10, 2023
Bird flu infects Colorado mountain lion, black bear and skunk, all now dead
(Denver Post) The highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed thousands of wild birds and has now infected more Colorado wildlife. Three animals in Colorado, each of them now dead, tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s sweeping across the country, state wildlife officials said in a release. The H5N1 variant of the bird […]
Feb 10, 2023
Cameroon restricts Eq Guinea border activity over fever deaths
(Al Jazeera) Cameroonian authorities said the border movement restrictions were imposed in view of ‘the high risk of importation’ of the unidentified illness. Cameroon has restricted movement along its border with Equatorial Guinea following “several unexplained deaths” from an unknown illness that causes hemorrhagic fever, Minister of Public Health Malachie Manaouda said on Friday. The […]
Feb 10, 2023
The return of bird flu and the effects of pandemic fatigue
(STAT) Podcast featuring Helen Branswell Just how alarming is bird flu? And did we learn enough from Covid-19 to be sensible about it? We cover all that and more this week on “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. Helen Branswell, STAT’s senior writer covering infectious disease, joins us to explain the sudden resurgence of a […]
Feb 9, 2023
U.S. to test shots against bird flu outbreak, as Biden administration weighs poultry vaccinations
(CBS News) Federal scientists are gearing up to test the first vaccines in poultry against bird flu in years, as Biden administration officials say they have now begun weighing an unprecedented shift in the U.S. strategy to counter the growing outbreak. The move comes amid mounting concern over the threat posed by the ongoing spread of highly […]
Feb 9, 2023