Tag: Bird Flu
New Bird Flu Strain Detected in the U.S.
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first...
Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long...
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain...
Moderna Receives $590M From HHS to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical...
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry...
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...