Category: Featured
Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe
Washington Post Viral fragments of bird flu have been identified in samples of milk taken from grocery store shelves in the United States, a finding that does not necessarily suggest a threat to human health but indicates the avian flu virus is more widespread among dairy herds than previously thought, according to two public health officials and […]
Apr 23, 2024
USDA shares recent H5N1 avian flu sequences amid more dairy herd outbreaks
CIDRAP The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) last night announced that it has shared 239 recent genetic sequences of the H5N1 avian flu virus from poultry, wild birds, and dairy cows, which will help scientists look for new clues about the spread of the virus. In related developments […]
Apr 23, 2024
Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) inDairy Herds: Frequently Asked Questions
USDA APHIS Since late March 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state veterinary and public health officials have been investigating the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cows, with one human infection. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is maintaining resources, […]
Apr 17, 2024
ContagionLive Video at the link – The origins of the recent H5N1 (avian flu) case in Texas remain unknown, but a researcher offers insights into transmission between animals and humans, the likelihood of more cases, vaccine availability, and treatment. Earlier this month, the first human case of avian influenza A (H5N1 this year) in the United States […]
Apr 9, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Detections in Livestock
USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and State veterinary and public health officials are investigating an illness among dairy cows. As we learn more about this evolving situation, APHIS will continue to provide confirmatory testing for samples from livestock as well as guidance for producers, […]
Apr 5, 2024
How prepared the U.S. is for a bird flu pandemic
Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for the possibility of additional human cases of bird flu,testing components to create a vaccine after a Texas dairy worker was infected with the highly virulent virus, even as they stress theUnited States remains far from needing to activate a full-blown emergency response Two candidate vaccine viruses— essentially the building blocks […]
Apr 2, 2024
Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows
New York Times U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe. A form of avian influenza that is highly fatal in birds has been confirmed in U.S. dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas, the Department of Agriculture announced on […]
Mar 26, 2024
CDC Alert: Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks
CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health officials of an increase in global and U.S. measles cases and to provide guidance on measles prevention for all international travelers aged ≥6 months and all children aged ≥12 months who […]
Mar 19, 2024
Covid-19 Causes Global Life Expectancy Drop For First Time In 30 Years
Forbes Global life expectancy decreased between 2019 to 2021 due to deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the results of a new study. The research published in The Lancet featured updates from the Global Burden of Disease Study and showed that global average life expectancy declined by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021. The study began in the […]
Mar 12, 2024
