Last year, when an H5N1 avian flu virus — commonly known as bird flu — was spilling over from bird populations into a variety of wild mammals, Seema Lakdawala, a virologist and influenza A transmission specialist at Emory University, was “not overly concerned” about human risk. We don’t have “much of an interface with seals or with foxes, for that matter, or polar bears,” she says. But when it comes to cows, that interface is vast. People on dairy farms regularly interact with cows and their...
Bird-Flu, Censorship, & 100 Day Vaccines: 7 Predictions For "The Next Pandemic" Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Earlier this month the White House published its new “Pandemic Preparedness” targets. They are far from alone in covering this. Back in March, Sky News was asking: “Next pandemic is around the corner,’ expert warns – but would lockdown ever happen again?” On April 3rd, the Financial Times asked something similar: “The next pandemic is coming. Will we be...
THE World Health Organisation has expressed “enormous concern” over the spread of bird flu strain H5N1 to humans following another outbreak. Fears are beginning to spread as WHO warns t
The virus, an extremely deadly HN51 subtype, has caused devastating declines in bird populations following its emergence in Europe in 2020.
Bird flu has been detected in 'very high concentrations' in raw milk, the World Health Organization announced Friday. However, the pasteurized milk supply remains safe.
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
A Bay Area infectious diseases expert is breaking down the risks of bird
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test ground beef for bird flu particles, though officials said Tuesday they’re confident the nation’s meat supply is safe.
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears
A Florida dolphin was discovered with "highly pathogenic" bird flu, according to a study.This dolphin was the first cetacean ever recorded with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, also known as HPAIV, in North America. This discovery, which was made by University of Florida researchers, is detailed in a paper in the online journal Communications Biology.The study examined the first U.S. finding of HPAIV in a cetacean, from when it was first detected by marine rescue teams to the...
Dr. Barb Petersen, a dairy veterinarian in Amarillo, Texas, had been caring for sick cows for several weeks in March when she and a colleague finally pinned down the cause of the illness among the herd: the H5N1 strain of the bird flu. It was the first time the virus had been detected in cattle. The sick cows, said Petersen, who owns Sunrise Veterinary Service, tended to produce milk that didn’t look quite right, and had mastitis, an inflammation of the udders. During that same time, she said,...
An Instagram account titled 'Tourons of Yellowstone' compiles instances tourists are caught doing dangerous and stupid activities, defiling the park's rules for safety.