EVART, Mich. — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling with teens and preteens preparing to show their prized animals but now eerily silent as an invisible virus once again interfered with a cherished summertime rite. Smith, a 16-year-old from the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area, had … Read more
The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to COVID-19 shots — that are being tested in both animals and people. Next month, the U.S. Agriculture Department is to begin testing a vaccine developed by University of Pennsylvania researchers by giving it to calves. The … Read more
Another Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The dairy worker reported a cough, congestion, sore throat and watery eyes. The other two patients had only eye symptoms, health officials said. The farmworker was given antivirals and is … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 29, 2024 9:10 am Updated May 29, 2024 9:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than four million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg … Read more
Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation’s food supply and beef remains safe to eat Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department … Read more
An official 2019 survey found that 4.4% of adults said they had consumed raw milk in the past year. Washington: Mice fed raw cow’s milk infected with bird flu experienced high levels of the virus in their lungs, according to a study published Friday that suggests risk to humans who consume the drink. Over the … Read more
Following the announcement of another human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows in the United States this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed that Canada’s milk supply remains free of avian flu fragments. On Thursday, the CFIA reported that 303 retail milk samples from across Canada were tested, all of which came … Read more
Australia’s first human case of bird flu confirmed in a child who got the infection while in India“This is the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza in Australia. The case occurred in a child, who acquired the infection in India and was unwell in March 2024. The virus was detected through further testing of … Read more
Home Health Australia’s First Human Bird Flu Case: Symptoms to Precautions, All You Need to Know About H5N1 Australia has reported its first human case of bird flu (H5N1) in a child. Here is all you need to know about avian flu from symptoms to precautions. Australia’s First Human Bird Flu Case: Symptoms to Precautions, … Read more
Home News US Reports Second Human Case Of H5 Bird Flu Linked To Dairy Cow Outbreak The first case, which was also mild and presented as the eye infection conjunctivitis, happened in late March after a farmworker in Texas came into contact with cattle suspected of being infected. A Michigan farmworker has tested positive for … Read more