Bird Flu

The U.S. hasn't reported a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why

Wed, 2025-05-21 10:21 — mike kraft

The US hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why | CNN Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped. CNN

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Has the search for cases been weakened by government cuts? Are immigrant farm workers, who have accounted for many of the U.S. cases, more afraid to come forward for testing amid the Trump administration’s deportation push? Is it just a natural ebb in infections?

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Bird flu his Brazil, triggering trade bans

Fri, 2025-05-16 10:27 — mike kraft

Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers. Isabel Teles,Ana Mano,Roberto Samora Reuters

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A vaccine that protects against swine, human and bird flu could eliminate need for yearly shots -- research

Tue, 2025-05-13 11:52 — mike kraft

Vaccine that protects against swine, human and bird flu could eliminate need for yearly shots Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Medical Xpress

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Trump administration staff cuts leave fewer experts to counter bird flu --sources

Tue, 2025-05-13 10:35 — mike kraft

Staff exodus at US farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

May 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration's push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks.

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Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic --study

Tue, 2025-05-13 10:23 — mike kraft

Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic This needs to be monitored more closely. Jess Cockerill ScienceAlert

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Bird flu in U.S. is continuing to spread in animals

Wed, 2025-05-07 09:28 — mike kraft

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the US. Here's what you need to know Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the U.S. Here's what you need to know about the current situation. ABC News ABC News

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected.

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Trump administration reportedly stopped bird flu testing, pro,pting concerns

Mon, 2025-05-05 11:02 — mike kraft

The Government Quietly Stopped Bird Flu Testing. Experts Say That’s a Huge Mistake Risks remain dangerously high, and health professionals say we shouldn’t confuse the government’s silence for safety. Yahoo News

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Analysis: Trump administration's cost cutting, policies, hinders campaign against bird flu --experts

Fri, 2025-05-02 11:05 — mike kraft

The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications, according to interviews with more than a dozen scientists and federal officials.

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US officials cancel science workshop on preventing human bird flu infections

Tue, 2025-04-29 20:30 — mike kraft

US CDC cancels science group workshop on preventing human bird flu infections

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters and seen by Reuters. ...

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Bird flu: experts warn of possible pandemic as virus spreads to all 50 states

Tue, 2025-04-29 10:44 — mike kraft

Experts Urge US To Prepare For Potential Pandemic As A New Virus Spreads In All 50 States

Health experts are raising alarms as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads rapidly across US dairy farms. Since March 2024, the outbreak has affected over 1,000 dairy herds nationwide, leading to more than 70 human infections and at least one confirmed death.

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