Poultry infected with bird flu found on commercial farm in England
Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday. The H5N1 virus was found in kept birds in St. Ives, a seaside town in Cornwall. All ...
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Bird flu is about to crash flu season. It could get ugly.
One very easy way to lower the chances of a genetic shuffling would be for everyone, but especially farm workers, to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.
Bird flu: what to know as worries about a pandemic start
So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...
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Bird flu infects 1 in 14 dairy workers exposed; CDC urges better protections
About 7% of dairy workers exposed to the avian flu that is spreading through U.S. herds have become ... There have been ...
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US health officials call for expanded bird flu testing for farm workers
New guidance comes after a study showed that some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn't report feeling ...
CDC calls for more testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...
British Columbia teenager in critical condition with H5N1 bird flu
A teenager in British Columbia who is being treated in the critical care unit was confirmed to have been infected with the ...
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US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
The change to the agency's testing recommendation comes as the US Department of Agriculture is also expanding its testing ...
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Lisa Jarvis: Bird flu is about to crash flu season. It could get ugly.
Most people have experienced relatively mild symptoms, like pink eye, that could easily be confused with allergies or a cold. Many farm workers also are unlikely to seek care . They often lack ...
Over 20 confirmed bird flu cases in California as efforts continue to stop the spread at dairies
The state of California has seen a total of 22 confirmed cases of Bird Flu in humans since the first positive test this summer. Western United Dairies oversees over 90% of dairies in the state. They ...