CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update September 27, 2024
WEBSituation Update. September 27, 2024 – CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows, poultry and other animals in the United States. CDC is working in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug ...
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update September 20, 2024
WEBSeptember 20, 2024 – CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows, poultry and other animals in the United States. CDC is working in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA ...
Two California farmworkers test positive for bird flu | CNN
WEB15 hours ago · CDC/NIAID. CNN —. A farmworker in California has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the state’s first presumptive positive in a human. The worker’s specimens have been submitted to the US ...
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update September 13, 2024
WEBSep 13, 2024 · An MMWR report published on August 29, 2024, describes how the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), with CDC support, responded to a cluster of nine human cases of H5N1 bird flu associated with poultry outbreaks at two commercial egg-laying facilities in northeast Colorado.
The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu
WEBSep 12, 2024 · With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus could rise — and they’re taking steps to prevent the creation of a...
Scientists race to investigate possible human transmission of H5N1 …
WEB4 days ago · H5N1 – a highly infectious form of bird flu with a death rate of up to 55 per cent – has been spreading in US dairy cattle since December of last year. Usually found in birds, the virus has infected more than 200 cattle herds across the country, indicating it is becoming better at infecting mammals. Scientists have been urging the US ...
Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest …
WEB19 hours ago · Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation’s dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The latest cases were found in workers who had contact with infected cattle in California’s Central Valley, where more than 50 herds have been ...
Two possible bird flu vaccines could be available within ... - NBC News
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The U.S. has two vaccines ready that could begin shipping widely within a few weeks if the H5N1 bird flu infecting dairy cows begins spreading more easily to people, federal health officials said...
The U.S. may be missing human cases of bird flu, scientists say - NPR
WEBMay 2, 2024 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ordering dairy producers to test cows that produce milk for infections from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) before the animals are...
With bird flu spreading, here's what worries scientists : Shots ...
WEBJul 24, 2024 · Millions of chickens have been culled in Iowa, Colorado and other states since 2022 in response to the current H5N1 bird flu outbreak.