Missouri, bird flu
Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Prospect of Human Transmission
A close contact of someone with bird flu became ill on the same day, the C.D.C. reported. But the second person was not tested, and the cause of the illness is unknown.
Missouri patient becomes first case of bird flu not directly linked to sick animals
So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been linked to sick dairy cows or poultry.
Human bird flu case raises concerns of mutating virus
The case is concerning because it's the first human case this year not tied to a known exposure to animals. Before now, all positive cases came after a person came into contact with infected dairy cows or poultry.
Utah's ARUP among 5 companies developing bird flu test for CDC
The CDC has picked five lab partners to develop a test for avian influenza A(H5N1) — bird flu — including ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City.
CDC: 'Close contact' of Mo. bird flu patient also fell ill, but human transmission unlikely
A close contact of a Missouri resident identified as having a human case of the H5N1 avian flu also became sick around the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed.
Missouri bird flu case raises questions for scientists
A week after an unusual human case of H5 avian influenza was reported in Missouri, many questions remain. The latest on what's known -- and not known -- about the case, and why scientists are worried.
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Missouri Confirms First Human Case of H5N1 Avian Flu, St. Louis Authorities Issue Safety Advisory
Missouri confirms its first human case of H5N1 avian flu and urges bird handlers to follow safety precautions, including ...
Poultry farming banned within 1km of Puri’s bird flu-hit areas
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of bird flu threat in four blocks of Puri district, the district administration has banned poultry ...
U.S. wastewater tests detect bird flu virus only in areas with farm animals
An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu ...
Bird Flu Is Quietly Getting Scarier
This is where we are with bird flu at the moment: the awkward space between watchful waiting and all-out panic mode. The ...
A new outbreak is plaguing the West
Bird flu has killed millions of fowl and infected, even killed, hundreds of humans. But the jump to cattle has experts ...
Medical Xpress on MSN7d
Expert says it's time to ramp up avian flu response after possible first case of human to human transmission in Missouri
Until recently, every human case of avian flu this year involved people who came in contact with infected poultry or cows ...
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France Sees Success Vaccinating Ducks Against Avian Flu
France’s nationwide vaccination of farmed ducks over the past year has helped slash outbreaks of avian influenza, a ...
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Flu season is coming—and so is the risk of an all-new bird flu
The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.
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CDC: What Alabamians need to know about avian flu, outbreaks of the virus
Avian influenza, or bird flu, refers to the disease caused by infection with Type A viruses. The Alabama Department of Public Health reports these viruses occur naturally among wild aquatic birds ...