Earlier this month, a dairy worker in Texas tested positive for bird flu, aka avian influenza, amid an outbreak of the virus among dairy cattle. It's the first time this virulent strain of bird flu — referred to as highly pathogenic H5N1 — has been detected in cows and the first documented cow-to-human transmission of an avian influenza virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's also only the second case of bird flu in a human in the United States. Is bird flu...
This finding underscores the potential health risks to both humans and domestic animals from urban wildlife.
A commercial turkey flock of 70,100 in Meeker County was confirmed on April 11 to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza
North Carolina has confirmed the highly pathogenic avian flu H5N1 in dairy
If it’s true you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers, urine, feces, wood chips and chicken saliva, among other food items.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds. Avian influenza has not been discovered in dairy cattle or other livestock in Canada. But since March, U.S. officials have confirmed cases of the illness in dairy cow herds in nine states. Officials suspect that wild birds may have spread the virus to the cattle, though it appears cattle...
If it's true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers, urine, feces, wood chips and chicken saliva, among other food items. As epidemiologists scramble to figure out how dairy cows throughout the Midwest became infected with a strain of highly pathogenic avian flu — a disease that has decimated hundreds of millions of wild and farmed birds, as well as tens of thousands of mammals across the planet — they're looking at a standard...
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, in dairy herds.
Friday's rain and snow chances will give way to sunshine and a weekend warming trend.
The Fortnite x Avatar event added a bunch of new quests to the game, including one that requires you to destroy a Cabbage Cart. Here's how to find and destroy Cabbage Carts in Fortnite. The Fortnite x Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover has finally kicked off and a bunch of new Elemental Shrines are currently live in the game. The new event has also brought many Elements Quests to complete, with one of them referencing a running joke fans of the series are likely familiar with. The Quest...
From Kanye West to Chris Pratt, the celebrity approach to housing is more out of touch than everLooking for a bargain beach house? Then you’re in luck. Kanye West has just lowered the price on his minimalist mansion in Malibu, California, to a mere $39m (£31.5m) – a $14m discount on its original listing price. There is a catch though: the house has no windows, doors, electricity, plumbing or interior finishes. It’s completely uninhabitable, unless you happen to be a gull.The sparseness isn’t a...
A fire destroyed a home on Forest Avenue in the City of Jamestown on Saturday. The house, located at 131 Forest Avenue, next to Pilgrim United Church of Christ was owned by Jack Smith. The Jamestown Post-Journal reports the house was vacant. According to comments by the City of Jamestown on social media, there will […]