Bird flu concerns mount
Avian flu spreading in California raises pandemic threat for humans
Officials are racing to vaccinate dairy workers against the seasonal flu to prevent the two viruses from combining.
More bird flu cases in California; none detected in Arizona livestock
Seven cases of H5N1 bird flu were detected in California this week. No confirmed cases have occurred in people or livestock in Arizona.
Bird flu concerns mount as California reports more human cases
Concerns about bird flu — officially known as avian influenza A (H5) — continue to mount, particularly in California. Infectious disease experts voice their concerns and recommend precautions.
Covid-era funds are fueling California’s avian flu response
As the country’s largest dairy producer, it wasn’t exactly a shock when California cows started testing positive for avian flu at the end of August. The virus had been circulating in lactating cows throughout the country since March, so it was only a matter of time before it reached the Golden State.
California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported
Another five suspected cases of bird flu were reported today in California, where six cases have already been confirmed, according to the California Department of Public Health. The state, which is the country’s largest dairy supplier,
Avian flu confirmations in California dairy workers reach 6
The new confirmations push the national total of H5 cases this year to 20. All but one are related to contact with sick cows and poultry. Health officials are still investigating the source of a human H5 infection in Missouri and whether illness symptoms in seven contacts, one household member and six healthcare workers.
Avian flu is spreading through Central Valley dairies. Is human-to-human transmission likely?
The human avian flu has yet to pass from human to human, but state gene detectives are on the lookout for mutations.
Dead cows on the side of the road shows aftermath of Bird Flu outbreak
The video, which Crystal Heath captured on the outskirts of Tulare County on October 8th, shows the aftermath of a bird flu ...
Franklin County egg farm workers contract bird flu
Four agricultural workers tested “presumptively positive” for avian influenza, or bird flu, after working with infected ...
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Avian Flu Spreading in California Raises Concerns About Pandemic Threat Amid Dairy Crisis
Health officials in California are grappling with an escalating avian flu outbreak, which has spread through one of the ...
California dairy workers infected with bird flu worked on Tulare County dairy farms
Local health officials have confirmed that two dairy workers infected with the avian bird flu got sick while working in the ...
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Special Report: Avian Flu Is Devastating Dairies in California's Central Valley
The avian flu has fully hit dairies in the Central San Joaquin Valley and is moving north, says Anja Raudabaugh, CEO, Western United Dairies.