There’s no solid evidence that bird flu is spreading among people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday amid an outbreak of the virus in dairy cows. New data from 189 of the agency’s wastewater sampling sites showed that as of May 4, an influenza A virus had been detected at higher-than-average levels in a handful of sites across the country, including in Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois and Kansas. The bird flu currently circulating in cows, called H5N1, is a type...
Dr Robert Califf said the FDA was drawing up plans for a major outbreak. But he re-stated that this was a precaution, with officials believing risk was low. READ MORE: Gruesome photo of Texas dairy farmer who caught bird flu
The bird flu virus has been detected in one human and in dairy cows at more than 35 farms in nine states, and Massachusetts is on alert for potential cases.
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There is a bird flu outbreak going on. Here is what you need to know about it: Bird flu is what's known as a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. The "highly pathogenic" part refers to birds, which the virus is pretty adept at killing. In virology speak, the virus is of the Influenza A type, and is called H5N1. The "H" stands for the protein Hemagglutinin (HA), of which there are 16 subtypes (H1-H16). The "N" is short for Neuraminidase (NA), of which there are 9 subtypes (N1-N9). There are...
In light of increased concerns over bird flu fragments discovered in American dairy cattle and their milk supply, Canadian authorities have launched nationwide testing efforts.
FDA Preparing For Possible Bird Flu Spread Among Humans: Commissioner Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing for a scenario in which the highly pathogenic avian influenza starts spreading among humans, the agency’s commissioner said on May 8. “This virus, like all viruses, is mutating. We need to continue to prepare for the possibility that it might jump to humans,” Dr. Robert Califf, the commissioner, told...
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S.
FDA Preparing For Possible Bird Flu Spread Among Humans: Commissioner Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf in Washington in a file image. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing for a scenario in which the highly pathogenic avian influenza starts spreading among humans, the agency’s commissioner said on May 8. “This virus, like all viruses, is...
Amid a bird flu outbreak in the United States an unexpected trend emerges: sales of the unpasteurized products seem to be on the rise.
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H5N1 has been found in commercially available milk – but gaps in testing of cattle and humans are hampering effort to stop virusSerious gaps in testing animals and people could be obscuring the true rate of avian influenza cases in the US and make it difficult to understand how the H5N1 virus is spreading – and how to stop it, experts say.Facing reluctance from farms to test workers and animals, scientists are now turning to experimental studies to understand how H5N1, a highly pathogenic bird...