Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

U.S. confirms first severe human case of bird flu

Dec. 18, 2024 at 11:38 am CST

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known instance of a severe human illness linked to the bird flu virus in the United States.

U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine

Dec. 12, 2024 at 11:55 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply

Dec. 6, 2024 at 11:35 am CST

By Leah Douglas Reuters

WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 bird flu among animals

Nov. 28, 2024 at 11:00 am CST

By emma-farge Mariam Sunny Reuters

Federal government pledges funds to bird flu research

Nov. 15, 2024 at 3:10 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Virus in B.C. human bird flu case genetically related to farm strain

Nov. 15, 2024 at 10:34 am CST

Health officials have confirmed that the strain of bird flu that hospitalized a B.C. teenager in critical condition is related to the same virus causing outbreaks in the province’s poultry.

By Jeff Melchior

What it’s like dealing with avian influenza on a dairy farm

Nov. 15, 2024 at 10:01 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Avian influenza is hitting American cows and dairy farms hard when they have an outbreak of the disease, say farmers who have had it on their operation. Mortality on farms varies greatly, but some have had up to eight per cent. The number of infectious cases also […]

By John Greig

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu

Nov. 13, 2024 at 11:39 am CST

A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children's hospital, sick with Canada's first presumptive human case of avian influenza.

By Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters

Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case

Nov. 12, 2024 at 12:17 pm CST

Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday.

By Ismail Shakil Reuters

US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people

Nov. 8, 2024 at 10:10 am CST

Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

By Deena Beasley Leah Douglas Reuters

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