Tag: Bird Flu
CDC: Another Human Bird Flu Case Brings Total to 67
Meanwhile, agency urges faster testing for avian influenza A(H5N1) in hospitalized patients with suspected influenza
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December...
Human A(H5N1) Cases Generally Have Mild Illness, With Short Duration
Forty-five of 46 case patients were exposed to infected poultry or infected/presumed infected dairy cows
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary, Causing Quarantine
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A devastating bird flu outbreak has killed 20 big cats at the Wild...
California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird...
Patient Hospitalized in Louisiana With First U.S. Case of Severe Bird Flu
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In a case first reported in Louisiana last Friday, a patient has now...
Patient in Louisiana Hospitalized With First Bird Flu Case in That State
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Louisiana has reported what appears to be the state's first case of bird...
Bird Flu in California Child Similar to Strain Seen in Livestock
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues, U.S. health officials...
USDA Orders Testing of Milk Supply for Presence of Bird Flu Virus
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk...
