United States: Out of the eleven individuals who had contact with infected birds in Oakland County, two are complaining of flu-like symptoms; nine are still under surveillance of the highly infectious bird flu strain, a county official has said. More ...
United States: According to an expert’s report, it seems like a maximum of the population in the US is infected right now, especially in Louisiana, where most people in the country are suffering from the virus. More about the news ...
United States: A virus known as bird flu or avian influenza – H5N1 has infected an adult in the US in Los Angeles County in California after they had been involved with livestock products. More about the news LA County’s ...
A concerning mutation in the H5N1 avian flu virus could increase its ability to spread from person to person, raising global pandemic fears. Scientists urge urgent monitoring as this genetic change heightens the virus's potential to infect humans. ...
United States: Researchers reported that the bird flu virus from a hospitalized teenager in Vancouver contains mutations in specific zones that may allow the virus to infect people better. Although, it also appears that this particular mutated strain has not ...
United States: Recent findings show that 7% of tested workers on dairy farms with bird flu-infected cows have contracted the virus. More on the Findings Research indicates more workers have been infected by bird flu from handling sick poultry than ...
United States: The experts are sounding alarm that bird flu or, as it is scientifically known, avian influenza A (H5), does not seem to be going away anytime soon, especially in California. More about the news Thus, as of October ...
United States: The deadly H5N1 bird flu is galloping through California’s dairy farms, the state, which produces more milk than any other state in the United States. The overall total of infected cow herds had thus doubled within the last ...
United States: Jared Polis, the gov., declared a disaster emergency in Colorado state due to the prevalence of the “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza” outbreak. The state issued a USD 3.5 million fund to contain the disease, and the workers on ...
United States: As health authorities have assumed for quite a while now, bird flu is being transmitted between mammals, gradually increasing the chances of new coherent epidemics among people in the future. More about the news According to Cornell University ...