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UN FAO warns of "unprecedented" bird flu threat as virus jumps to mammals

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2025-03-18 10:14

UN agency warns of ‘unprecedented’ bird flu threat as H5N1 virus jumps to mammals Food and Agriculture Organization warns of “serious impacts” on food production, rural jobs, local economies and prices to consumers. POLITICO

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Bird flu detected in Belgian cats; and more detections on U.S. poultry farms.

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-03-12 10:10

Avian flu detected in Belgian cats as outbreaks continue on US poultry, dairy farms Belgian authorities last week reported the country’s first H5 avian flu detections in domestic cats, which lived on a poultry farm, and in the United States, more detections were confirmed in poultry and dairy cattle over the past few days. CIDRAP

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The world should prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic, experts warn

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-03-07 10:28

The world should prepare now for a potential H5N1 flu pandemic, experts warn | CEPI The rapid spread and mutation of a deadly bird flu virus in the United States warrants urgent global action, say experts CEPIvaccines

The rapid spread and mutation of a deadly bird flu virus in the United States warrants urgent global action on pandemic preparedness to close dangerous gaps in the world’s ability to develop and deliver new protective vaccines, flu and disease outbreak specialists are warning.

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Bird flu in California is slowing down--state officials

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-03-06 09:03

Bird flu spread is ‘slowing down,’ California officials say The news comes as skyrocketing egg prices have become a national political issue, noted by President Donald Trump. Rachel Bluth Politico

SACRAMENTO, California — The bird flu outbreak that has been ripping through California farms since August is starting to abate, state health and agriculture officials said Wednesday, heralding “good news” in a health crisis that has sent egg prices soaring nationwide.

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CDC's U.S. Bird flu situation update

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-02-27 10:19

CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update February 26, 2025 CDC provides an update on recent developments in the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) CDC Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

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These updates include information on the specific animal exposures and the genetic sequence analysis of the viruses detected from three recently confirmed cases in Nevada, Ohio, and Wyoming.

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Bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases --CDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2025-02-14 10:00

CDC finds evidence that bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases A new study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians, echoing two smaller studies that detected evidence of infection in previously undiagnosed farmworkers. PBS News

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Bird flu: Concerns that Trump administration suspension of data may hinder counter efforts

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-02-12 12:13

Will Trump’s Diminished Data Sharing at CDC Hamper Bird Flu Preparedness? - Inside Climate News In the U.S., bird flu is spreading rapidly on poultry and dairy farms—and data censorship could pose risks to combating it, experts say. Kiley Price Inside Climate News

... several recent developments in the bird flu outbreak have given infectious disease experts cause for concern.

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Texas, Wisconsin and Idaho are not particiting in testing for bird flu in cattle

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-02-12 10:28

Three of America’s top milk-producing states aren’t a part of federal surveillance testing for bird flu even as a new variant is turning up in dairy cattle, in what some public health experts say is a troubling gap in the national effort to identify and detect the spread of the virus. ...

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