CDC Weekly Report Back After 2-Week Halt But No H5N1 Bird Flu Info
For the first time since 1952, publication of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report was halted. It returned on Feb. 6, but without planned bird flu studies.
Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports
Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
CDC Abruptly Yanks Report Linking Cats to Bird Flu Spread
Under the new reign of the Trump administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is holding back important information on H5N1 bird flu. This week, the CDC appears to have published, and then quickly deleted,
First Reported H5N9 Bird Flu Outbreak In US As H5N1 Keeps Spreading
While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck farm in California.
How are H5N9 and H5N1 different? What to know after California bird flu outbreak
The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a newer variant of the H5N1 virus. That variant is called H5N1 D1.1, the USDA spokesperson said, which has emerged over the past year to dominate U.S. cases in wild birds and poultry.
First H5N1 bird flu case confirmed in San Mateo backyard flock
The discovery of bird flu in the San Mateo backyard flock prompted health officials to remind people to take biosecurity measures.
New form of H5N1 bird flu found in US dairy cows
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that a second type of H5N1 bird flu had infected U.S. dairy herds, suggesting that cattle are more susceptible to the avian virus than previously believed and putting dairy workers at greater risk.
San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission
San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.
Bird flu concerns in NYC area prompt temporary shutdown of all live poultry markets, Hochul says
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a weeklong shutdown of all live poultry markets in New York City, Westchester County and on Long ...
Trump’s assault on public health and the growing threat of an H5N1 bird flu pandemic
Over the past week, a series of developments have reaffirmed the imminent danger of an H5N1 “bird flu” pandemic, for which ...
New York Is Shutting Down Live Bird Markets After Finding Bird Flu
O n Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after seven cases of avian ...
Race to sell chickens after New York City live poultry markets ordered shut due to avian flu
Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens after seven cases of avian flu were detected and ...
H5N1 bird flu spills over again; Nevada cows hit with different, deadly strain
Cows in Nevada have been infected with a strain of H5N1 bird flu different from the strain detected in all other herds to ...
Bird flu confirmed in Rockland; H5N1 suspected in other dead geese found in Spring Valley
Bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows with several recent human ...
Live Bird Markets Ordered to Close in New York After Avian Flu Is Found
The order affects roughly 80 markets in New York City and in several nearby counties. New Jersey is also asking its live ...
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Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years
Health officials are closely watching a third strain — a bird flu known as Type A H5N1 — that has sickened tens of ...