Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ourselves, could be a mixing vessel,” Davis says. If a person were simultaneously infected with bird flu and seasonal flu, the two viruses could theoretically combine to create a more transmissible strain.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday that tests showed the virus involved was related to a bird flu outbreak in poultry in the province.
Bird flu infects more farmworkers than previously known, CDC says
Following a CDC study showing bird flu exposure among dairy workers, health officials recommend increased testing and preventative measures for farmworkers, even if they show no symptoms, to prevent virus spread and mutation.
Canadian Teen With Suspected Bird Flu Is in Critical Condition
A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British Columbia health official announced on Tuesday.
Teen infected in Canada’s first bird flu case is in critical condition
A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Hawaii health officials detect bird flu in wastewater for first time
State health officials said Tuesday night that they have detected H5 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in wastewater test samples on Oahu. A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has spread among birds and mammals in the continental U.
Teenager With Bird Flu in Critical Condition
In what is believed to be Canada's first human case of bird flu, a teenager is in a British Columbia children's hospital in critical condition with a presumptive case of the virus, the CBC reports. Authorities say the unnamed teen developed symptoms Nov.
Will bird flu be the next pandemic and could it cause a lockdown? What experts say
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...
Why undetected bird flu cases forced CDC to alter testing guidelines
The CDC's updated recommendations are based, in part, on the study of 115 dairy workers in Colorado and Michigan. Blood ...
CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment for workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection ...
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Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition after country's first reported case
FIRST CASE OF HUMAN BIRD FLU DIAGNOSED WITHOUT EXPOSURE TO INFECTED ANIMALS, CDC SAYS Canada's Health Minister Mark ...
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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...
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CDC wants more bird flu testing for farm workers
Bird flu (H5N1) has been spreading across the country, among both animals and people, since April of this year. As the ...
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CDC expands bird flu testing recommendation of dairy farm workers
Federal health officials are recommending expanded testing of dairy farm workers after a new study found evidence of ...
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Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports
The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.
H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows
H5N1 bird flu might be more prevalent among humans than public health data shows - The number of infected dairy herds in ...