Understanding bird flu and the health risk for humans
Experts also recommend getting a seasonal flu shot. While it won’t protect against bird flu, it may reduce the chance of human influenza strains mixing with avian influenza viruses, in turn reducing the risk of a virus emerging that is likely to spread from human to human, according to the state Department of Health.
The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.
The Iowa DHHS reported the first human case of Avian Influenza in Iowa last week. Dr. Mark Rupp at Nebraska Medical Center, ...
Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird ...
The CDC has confirmed the country’s first severe case of bird flu in a human, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a ...
People who are at higher risk of getting the bird flu include farmworkers who work with dairy cows, poultry or handle ...
Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in ...
Northwest Naturals is recalling a batch of its pet food after a cat died from bird flu, which was found in the cat food. Bird ...
After Gov. Gavin Newsom last week declared an emergency stemming from bird flu’s spread in dairy herds, local public health ...
A troubling sight in the coastal waters of Sussex County has set off alarms across Delaware. A cluster of snow geese, found ...
Pet owners are reminded that prevention is the best strategy for protecting their animal companions from the disease.
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