WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 bird flu among animals
A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for evidence of infection with H5N1 bird flu in order to curb its spread. The official also urged stronger efforts to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus to new species of animals and to humans.
USA Reports First-Ever H5N1 Bird Flu Transmission In A Child: What You Need to Know
First US case of H5N1 bird flu transmission reported in a California child Learn symptoms risks and prevention tips for avian influenza in humans
CDC confirms first child in United States infected with bird flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first child in the United States contracted avian influenza H5 virus infection.
CDC confirms H5N1 bird flu infection in a child in California
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.
Bird flu strikes 1st child in the US — CDC says infection source unknown
A child in California caught bird flu amid a recall of raw milk in the state, but investigations have found no evidence that the case was caused by raw milk.
Raw milk recalled for containing bird flu virus, California reports
Bird flu virus has been found in a batch of raw—unpasteurized—milk sold in California, prompting a recall issued at the state's request, health officials announced over the weekend. No illnesses have yet been linked to the contaminated milk,
First case of bird flu reported in child
The CDC has confirmed a case of H5N1 bird flu in a child in California - the first in the United States. Emory University's Dr. Neil Winawer sits down with Alyse Eady to look at the case and how people can reduce their risk of infection.
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WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday (Nov 28) urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after ...
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H5N1 outbreak among livestock spreads to 50 states
With the November 25 discovery of the virus at a bird sanctuary in Hawaii, all fifty states now have confirmed cases of H5N1, ...
B.C. youth H5N1 diagnosis: Anti-whistleblower “ag-gag” laws help global pandemics grow and spread
A teen in British Columbia recently became critically ill after becoming infected with H5N1. H5N1 is a highly pathogenic ...
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Canadian probe into teen's critical H5N1 infection finds no clear source
As a Canadian teen remains in critical care with an H5N1 avian flu infection in a British Columbia hospital, health ...
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Mpox and H5N1 bird flu viruses continue on the march
The California Department of Health reported the first case of mpox in the United States caused by the clade I mpox virus. Concurrently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
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H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk
The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu ...
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Canadian Scientists Keep Watchful Eye on H5N1 Human Case
Although infectious disease experts aren’t sounding the alarm yet, they’re analyzing virus data to understand mutations and ...
The spread of H5N1 bird flu among animals and the growing possibility of a pandemic
The developing avian influenza panzootic and the growing possibility of a pandemic bring to the fore the existential ...