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Raw Pet Food Recalled After Bird Flu Sickens, Then Kills Two Cats
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2025
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Two indoor cats in Oregon were euthanized after contracting bird flu, leading to a recall of raw pet food sold in both Oregon and Washington, health officials have announced.
The cats were from separate households and had consumed the same Wild Coast Raw Boneless Free Ra...
Bird Flu May Spread Through the Air, Study Finds
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2025
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The highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus may be spreading through the air under certain conditions, according to a new study from the Czech Republic.
Government veterinarians made the discove...
Zoetis Gets Green Light for Bird Flu Vaccine as Outbreak Worsens
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional approval for a new bird flu vaccine for poultry.
This new avian flu vaccine, developed by New Jersey-based Zoetis, was approved last week after meeting safety and effi...
CDC Finds Undetected Bird Flu Infections in U.S. Dairy Veterinarians
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 14, 2025
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Three U.S. dairy veterinarians unknowingly had H5N1 infections, otherwise known as bird flu.
This included one person who worked only in states without known outbreaks in cows, according to a new study from the
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- February 7, 2025
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Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disclose data about the risks of bird flu to people and pets that was pos...
Is U.S. Prepared for Bird Flu’s Spread in Humans? One Expert Has Concerns
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2025
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When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that "train has already left the station," warns one infectious disease expert.
If and when bird flu -- already widespread in cat...
Bird Flu Is Spreading: What You Need To Know
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 2, 2025
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A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of spreading to other mammals.
Since 2022, more than 147 million bi...
Bird Flu Studies Delayed as White House Halts CDC Reports
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 31, 2025
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As a bird flu outbreak escalates across the U.S., the Trump administration has paused the release of key public health studies, stalling research that...
Bird Flu Found in North Carolina Turkey Flock as Outbreak Worsens
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2025
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A commercial turkey flock in North Carolina has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday.
The affected flock is in Sampson County and is the second case in the sta...
New Bird Flu Strain Detected in the U.S.
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2025
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A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.
The strain was discovered at a commercial duck farm in California's Merced County, and was reported to the World Organization for...
Bird Flu Concerns Prompt New FDA Guidance on Raw Pet Food Safety
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 27, 2025
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Reports of cats becoming seriously ill or dying after consuming raw pet food or milk tainted with the deadly bird flu virus have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to urge pet food manufacturers to take extra precautions.
The FDA recently advised pet fo...
Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long Island
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2025
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The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks.
The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, was detected at the farm last week prompting a government-m...
Moderna Receives $590M From HHS To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 21, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.
This funding, announced Friday by Moderna, builds on the $176 million it received from HHS
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 21, 2025
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For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.
The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service &...
CDC Confirms Another Human Bird Flu Case, Bringing Total to 67
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human H5N1 avian flu case -- otherwise known as bird flu -- in California on Thursday, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 67.
CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms, as the H5N1 avian inf...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Million Chickens in U.S., Driving Egg Prices Sky-High
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 14, 2025
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A deadly bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc on U.S. chicken farms, claiming the lives of over 20 million egg-laying chickens last quarter, marking the worst impact on America's egg supply since the outbreak began in 2022.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data shows...
Tragic Pet Cat Deaths Linked to Bird Flu in Raw Milk
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 13, 2025
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A California man's tragic story highlights the growing risks associated with bird flu infections in domestic animals.
Joseph Journell of San Bernadino lost two of his beloved cats, a 14-year-old tabby, Alexander, and Tuxsie, a 4-year-old tuxedo cat, after they drank raw ...
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 7, 2025
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A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus.
The patient who, "was over the age of 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions," state health officials anno...
Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- January 2, 2025
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A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 30, 2024
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Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, reported recently in a hospitalized patient in Louisiana.
Genetic samples from the patient contained mutations that could, in theory, help the virus bett...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary, Causing Quarantine
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 27, 2024
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A devastating bird flu outbreak has killed 20 big cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash.
The deaths, which include four cougars and a half-Bengal tiger, have led the sanctuary to declare a quarantine to preven...
Northwest Naturals Pet Food Linked to Bird Flu in Cat, Issues Recall
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 26, 2024
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A batch of pet food has been voluntarily recalled nationwide after a cat in Oregon died of bird flu, an illness state officials linked to contaminated food.
The recall, according to a news release published Dec. 25, 2024, involves Northwest Naturals’ Feline Turkey ...
California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2024
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle.
“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the r...
Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First U.S. Case of Severe Bird Flu
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 18, 2024
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In a case first reported in Louisiana last Friday, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require hospitalization, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Sixty other cases of H5N1 avian flu have been ...
Patient in Louisiana Hospitalized With First Bird Flu Case in That State
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 16, 2024
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Louisiana has reported what appears to be the state's first case of bird flu.
In a health alert issued Friday, state officials said the case involves “a resident of southwestern Louisiana. The individual had exposure ...
Study Warns That Cats Might Be Bird Flu Carriers
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2024
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Picture this: a beloved cat, playful and healthy one day, falls mysteriously ill the next. Soon after, the shocking culprit is revealed -- bird flu, a virus that most people associate with poultry and wild birds.
Now, scientists are warning that domestic cats could pote...
Bird Flu in California Child Similar to Strain Seen in Livestock
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2024
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As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday that the strain of bird flu detected in a California child is similar to the strain spreading through livestock, though the patient had no known exposure to infected animals.
Wh...
USDA Orders Testing of Milk Supply for Presence of Bird Flu Virus
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 6, 2024
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Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide.
The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) "builds on measures take...
California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2024
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A California dairy farm has expanded a recall of its raw milk and cream after state health officials discovered bird flu virus in more milk samples.
In a notice posted Tuesday, Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC said it has now r...
Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among Humans
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2024
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In a development that health experts have warned might come, Canadian officials report that the bird flu virus isolated from a sick teen in Vancouver shows mutations that could help it spread more easily among humans.
At this point, there is no evidence that this particu...
California Child Tests Positive for Bird Flu
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 20, 2024
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A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, despite having no known contact with infected animals, state officials reported Tuesday.
"California has identified a possible bird flu case in a child in Alameda County who was te...
Canadian Teen Hospitalized in Critical Condition With Bird Flu
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 13, 2024
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Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in American dairy herds and poultry flocks, Canadian officials have announced that a teen in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.
It’s not clear how the teenager pick...
Bird Flu Is Decimating Elephant Seal Colonies
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 12, 2024
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The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds.
"It is likely that more than half of the reproductive population died due to the virus. It will take decades before the n...
Early Deaths From Heart Disease Rising in Rural U.S.
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 12, 2024
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More people in rural America are dying from heart disease, a new study says.
Heart disease deaths increased among 25- to 64-year-olds in U.S. rural areas by a...
Bird Flu Infects 1 in 14 Dairy Workers Exposed; CDC Urges Better Protections
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2024
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About 7% of dairy workers exposed to the avian flu that is spreading through U.S. herds have become infected themselves, federal experts estimate.
That number highlights concerns that circulating strains of bird flu might become highly infectious in humans, according to ...
Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in a Pig for First Time in U.S.
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 31, 2024
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Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in poultry and dairy cows in the United States, a case of H5N1 has now been confirmed for the first time in a pig.
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] and Oregon state veterinary officials are investigating positive cases ...
CDC Confirms Second Human Bird Flu Case in Missouri With No Known Exposure to Farm Animals
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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A second person in Missouri who wasn't exposed to either poultry or dairy cows has been infected with bird flu, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
This person shared a home with a patient who was first hospitalized with bird flu in August, but antibody tests have s...
Washington Becomes 6th State to Report Bird Flu in Humans
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 22, 2024
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TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- Four farm workers who helped cull poultry on an commercial egg farm in Washington are presumed to have been infected with bird flu, making that state the sixth in the country to report human H5N1 infections this year.
"These are ...
California Reports Two Cases of Bird Flu in Dairy Workers, a First for the State
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2024
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As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues to spread in the United States, two more cases have been reported in dairy workers, this time in California.
These are the first human cases of bird flu reported in that state and the 15th and 16th human cases detecte...
Cluster of 8 Possible Human Bird Flu Cases Now Reported in Missouri
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 30, 2024
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In what could be the first cases of bird flu spreading between humans in the United States, a group of potential H5N1 infections in Missouri has now grown to eight.
Antibody tests to confirm any H5N1 infection are still pending.
After a patient with bird flu was ho...
Second Health Care Worker Linked to Missouri Bird Flu Case Also Had Symptoms: CDC
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 23, 2024
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Another health care worker who was exposed to a Missouri patient who tested positive for bird flu developed respiratory symptoms but wasn't tested for the flu, U.S. health officials reported Friday.
The news is rekindling worries of person-to-person transmission of the H...
U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals
- HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2024
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An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up -- but only in areas populated by farm animals.
The avian flu virus has been widespread in U.S. poultry as well as herds of dairy cows, ra...
Missouri Bird Flu Case Raises Possibility of Human Transmission
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 16, 2024
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MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 (Healthday News) -- In a disclosure that can't eliminate the possibility that bird flu may have spread from one human to another for the first time, U.S. health officials have reported that a person who lived with a Missouri resident infected with H5N1 b...
Source of Missouri Bird Flu Case Still Unknown, Could Be a 'One-Off': CDC
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2024
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In a case that continues to confound scientists, U.S. health officials said Thursday that they still don't know how a Missouri patient caught the bird flu and that the case may just be a rare anomaly.
As bird flu continues to spread through dairy cow herds and poultry f...
Missouri Patient Hospitalized With Bird Flu Had No Known Contact With Animals
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2024
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A case of bird flu has been confirmed in a Missouri resident who had no known contact with dairy cows, poultry or wild birds, U.S. health officials report.
"The patient, who was hospitalized, had underlying medical conditions, was treated with influenza antiviral medicat...
Stopping a Bird Flu Epidemic: What Experts Say Must Be Done
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2024
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The time is now to prepare for a potential pandemic involving the H5N1 bird flu, says a group of international vaccine and public health experts.
Avian influenza vaccines need to ...
First Cluster of Cases of Human Bird Flu Detected at Colorado Poultry Facilities
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2024
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THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- The first known U.S. cluster of cases of bird flu in humans has been recorded at two poultry facilities in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday.
The nine infected workers experienced m...
Worried About Bird Flu or Salmonella? Your Cooking Thermometer Could Be Life Saver
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 5, 2024
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Folks worried about bird flu, salmonella and other foodborne illnesses have a simple solution at hand – simply use a cooking thermometer to make sure food is well-cooked.
But only about 1 in 4 Americans (27%) use one either “often†or “all the ti...
Bird Flu Is Now Transmitting Mammal-to-Mammal: Study
- HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2024
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The bird flu is now jumping between species of mammals, a step that draws the virus closer to hopping into human beings, a new study warns.