With H5N1 2.3.4.4b causing chaos overseas, the hunt for the next pandemic is on our shores
Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next ...
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations
ProPublica shared the new CDC statement about personal choice and risk with Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center ...
Chicago Department of Public Health loses COVID-related grants as part of $125M federal funding rescission
The Chicago Department of Public Health announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has cut ...
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India Battles H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreaks in Andhra Pradesh
India reported eight outbreaks of the H5N1 bird flu in Andhra Pradesh, affecting farms and backyard poultry. According to the World Organisation for Animal Health, these outbreaks resulted in 602,000 ...
India reports eight outbreaks of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh
India has reported eight outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in farms and backyard poultry, the World Organisation ...
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With Bird Flu, the Chickens Have Come Home to Roost
In Albert Camus’ novel, The Plague, set in the French Algerian town of Oran, rats one day begin showing up dead on residents’ ...
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Egg prices, bird flu cases decrease
SALEM, Ohio — Egg prices have fallen in the United States, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking credit. Wholesale ...
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U.S. Cattle show Signs of Influenza Exposure
Researchers tested 1,724 blood samples from cattle in 15 states, mostly from Missouri, using ELISA technology. The results showed nearly 34% of cattle had been exposed to influenza A viruses. While ...
Walmart's $43 Easter meal is missing a key item — eggs
This comes as the average price of a dozen large Grade A eggs in the US reached an all-time high in February, of $5.90.
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Minnesota’s bird flu response outlined by state leaders as mutation continues
State leaders are providing insight into how they plan to handle a bird flu outbreak in Minnesota that is helping drive egg ...
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Clearing the air — What to know about avian influenza and spring bird migration
If you have sick birds in your BACKYARD flock, please report them to WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. If your farm ...
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Farmers urged to strengthen biosecurity after avian influenza detected in sheep
Detection of avian influenza (H5N1) in a sheep in Yorkshire is a reminder for all farms to maintain tight biosecurity, ...