As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why this development has taken scientists by surprise, and how prepared we are for the possibility it might start spreading among humans Guardian reporting on this topic Continue reading
What We’re Tracking Rain is continuing to move off to the East this morning as we hold on to cloud cover for our viewing area. Winds are already breezy to start out and will continue to be an issue over the next few days. We'll have another chance for storms later this afternoon and evening []
The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings do not represent a risk to consumers.
From Bird Flu To Climate Snakes Authored by Breeauna Sagdal via The Brownstone Institute, Seasoned veterinarians and livestock producers alike have been scratching their heads trying to understand the media’s response to the avian flu. Headlines across every major news outlet warn of humans becoming infected with the “deadly” bird flu after one reported case of pink-eye in a human. The entire narrative is predicated upon a long-disputed claim that Covid-19 was the result of a...
Concerns Rise as Bird Flu Spreads to Cows: Implications for Public Health and Dairy Business Bird flu, which is blamed for prompting rising chicken prices at the supermarket over shortages, now has begun to spread among cows. If COVID left you at all suspicious about whether governments are watching for transplantation of communicable disease among []
Stay informed about the current spread of bird flu, including its implications for human health, potential transmission routes, and efforts to contain the outbreak.
This makes Colorado the ninth state where bird flu has been found in cattle.
The FDA does not think the particles found in the samples would be able to infect people.
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak
A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest developments on the virus also include infected dairy cows and the first known instance of a human catching bird flu from a mammal. Although health officials say the risk to the public remains low, there []
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand — and stop — the growing outbreak. So far, the risk to humans remains low, officials said, but scientists are wary that the virus could change to spread more easily among people. […]