Bird Flu

US urged to do more to fight bird flu after first death

Wed, 2025-01-08 10:00 — mike kraft

US urged to do more to fight bird flu after first death The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic—particularly ahead of Donald Trump's ... Science X Medical Xpress

...Health experts around the world have for months been urging US authorities to increase surveillance and share more information about its bird flu outbreak after the virus started spreading among dairy cows for the first time. ...

Tom Peacock, a virologist at the Imperial College London, said he thought "the biggest error the US has made is its slow and weak response to the cattle outbreak"

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Bird flu: What could happen with virus in 2025?

Wed, 2025-01-08 09:53 — mike kraft

As 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025? The CDC says the risk of bird flu to the general public is low, but public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible. ABC News ABC News

...public health experts say they are worried the virus could mutate and become more transmissible, amplifying the need to ramp up testing and to stockpile vaccines.

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WHO comments that Bird flu risk remains low after first US death

Tue, 2025-01-07 10:14 — mike kraft

Bird flu risk remains low after first US death, WHO says The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States. Reuters Reuters

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First US bird flu death reported, in Louisiana

Mon, 2025-01-06 18:12 — mike kraft

First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported. Louisiana health officials announced the death Monday of a person who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms. AP News

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Opinion: Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19

Mon, 2025-01-06 11:19 — mike kraft

Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19 The first severe human case of bird flu was recently reported in the U.S. Here are some ways the U.S. may be repeating the same mistakes as from the COVID-19 pandemic. Omer Awan Forbes

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Biden administration commits an additional $306 million toward battling bird flu and will distribute the funds before Trump takes office.

Fri, 2025-01-03 10:29 — mike kraft

The Biden administration, in a final push to shore up the nation’s pandemic preparedness before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office, announced on Thursday that it would nearly double the amount of money it was committing to ward off a potential outbreak of bird flu in humans.

Federal health officials have been keeping a close eye on H5N1, a strain of avian influenza that is highly contagious and lethal to chickens, and has spread to cattle. The virus has not yet demonstrated that it can spread efficiently among people.

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Opinion: Biden faltered on bird flu. Here’s how Trump can course-correct.

Fri, 2025-01-03 10:14 — mike kraft

Opinion | Biden faltered on bird flu. Here’s how Trump can course-correct. The Biden administration’s bird flu response has been too slow. Now comes a test for Trump’s White House. The Washington Post

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Bird flu: FDA begins testing raw cow's milk cheese

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:46 — mike kraft

FDA begins testing aged raw cow's milk cheese samples nationwide for bird flu The FDA announced Monday it has begun collecting samples of aged raw cow's milk cheese to test for bird flu as the U.S. battles an outbreak of the virus. ABC News ABC News

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Bird Flu Warning Over New Virus Risk

Thu, 2025-01-02 10:23 — mike kraft

Bird flu warning over new virus risk: "significant public health concern" Public health officials have warned that new mutations of bird flu with human flu could have dangerous consequences. Newsweek

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned.

This is following the news that mutations of bird flu have occurred within a Louisiana patient and a teenager from Canada who both suffered with severe symptoms, potentially raising the risk of serious human infection among others.

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Bird flu reported on two Frech farms; country loses disease-free status

Tue, 2024-12-31 11:34 — mike kraft

France reports bird flu on two farms, losing disease-free status

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - France has confirmed bird flu outbreaks on two poultry farms, just days after being officially declared free of the virus, the agriculture ministry said.

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