Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and how to prevent getting sick.
Oregon Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. "There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,
Cases of the bird flu are seeing an uptick in Texas and beyond. Here's what to know
Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus more often known as the bird 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 to the Centers for
First avian flu case found on Oahu birds
The first confirmed Avian Flu case in Hawaii was found in a backyard flock of birds in Central Oahu. The state said the virus matches the strain that infected dairy cows and domestic poultry on the mainland.
What Oregonians need to know about the ongoing avian flu outbreak
With migratory waterfowl back for the cold seasons, Oregon is the first state to report new spike in avian flu detections during fall migration.
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B.C. animal clinics told to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure risk
B.C. health authorities have announced the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition in hospital.
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Canadian teen’s bird flu infection is not the version found in cows
A Canadian teenager who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version ... had recently returned to Canada from China and was believed to have been infected ...
Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition
Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...
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Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition
Since H5N1 bird flu was first identified in 1996 in China, the virus has spread widely ... allowing genes to swap material and form a new, more dangerous virus that can more easily infect ...
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New Bird Flu Spread Patterns Are Revealed in Wastewater
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But ...