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Dairy Cows Moved Across State Lines Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if...
Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Found in U.S. Milk Supply
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – Bits of inactive bird flu virus have been discovered in samples of pasteurized milk from across the United States, health officials said Tuesday, although they stressed...
WHO Chief Sounds Alarm on Bird Flu Circulating in U.S. Cattle
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – The H5N1 avian flu virus that's infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals – a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people. That's the...
Largest U.S. Egg Producer Says Bird Flu Detected in Chickens at Texas Plant
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – A Texas plant full of egg-laying hens has been shut down temporarily after bird flu was detected in the animals. Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the country,...
Texan Has Contracted H5N1 Bird Flu; CDC Calls Threat to Public 'Low'
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – An unnamed person in Texas had been diagnosed with the H5N1 avian flu after close contact with infected dairy cattle, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Bird Flu Found in Dairy Cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2024 – Milk from dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico has tested positive for the presence of bird flu, U.S. officials say. In a news release issued Monday, the U.S. ...
2023 to 2024 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effective for Reducing Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – The 2023 to 2024 seasonal influenza vaccine is effective for reducing the risk for medically attended influenza virus infection, according to research published in the Feb....
Bird Flu Found in Sea Mammals, Upping Risk to Humans
FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 – Bird flu has mutated to spread more easily between birds and marine mammals, increasing the potential risk to humans, a new study warns. Four sea lions, one fur seal and a...
Zoonotic Virus Spillover Set to Continue Increasing Worldwide
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 – The number of zoonotic spillover events and reported deaths increased by 4.98 and 8.7 percent, respectively, annually, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in BMJ...
FDA Approves First Adjuvanted Vaccine for Prevention of H5N1 Avian Influenza
November 22, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, commonly known as avian or bird flu. The vaccine,...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Fraudulent Avian Flu Therapies
[Posted 12/29/2005] FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that it issued warning letters to nine companies marketing bogus flu products behind claims that their products could be...
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