Cluster of 8 possible human bird flu cases now reported in Missouri
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HealthDay News
Sep 30, 2024
If cases of bird flu among these healthcare workers are confirmed with antibody testing, it could mean the virus may be starting to spread among humans. Worldwide, most cases have come from close contact...
Source of Missouri bird flu case still unknown, could be a ‘one-off’: CDC
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HealthDay News
Sep 13, 2024
The Missouri case has raised the possibility of human-to-human transmission of bird flu. But officials stressed Thursday there is no evidence of other people being infected and the risk to the general...
First cluster of cases of human bird flu detected at Colorado poultry facilities
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Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
As more sporadic cases of avian flu in humans working closely with animals emerge, a quick and thorough response by healthcare workers is needed, the CDC team said.
Fourth dairy worker infected with bird flu, but CDC says public risk still low
Jul 03, 2024
The latest case, in Colorado, follows cases in Texas and Michigan.
WHO chief sounds alarm on bird flu circulating in US cattle
Apr 22, 2024
The H5N1 avian flu virus that’s infecting US cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals — a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.
US will make millions of bird flu vaccines this summer
Jun 03, 2024
As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans.
Interim estimate suggests flu shot not effective in 2021-2022 season
Mar 10, 2022
Vaccine effectiveness against medically attended outpatient acute respiratory infection associated with A(H3N2) was 16%.
CDC urges flu shots as survey shows half of Americans do not plan on it
Oct 08, 2021
Severity of the upcoming flu season is unclear, but other respiratory infections have already returned
IDSA: Wastewater surveillance allows monitoring of viral infections
Oct 13, 2023
A positive correlation was seen for composite influenza A virus signal with weekly confirmed clinical cases.
Bird flu found in dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico
Mar 26, 2024
The US Department of Agriculture confirmed that the virus is the Type A H5N1 strain, known to cause outbreaks in birds and to sometimes infect people.