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Bird flu: Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical information--veterinarians

Mon, 2025-02-03 11:01 — mike kraft

Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information Veterinarians treating cows are waiting for test results to determine their risk. But they’re facing delays Yahoo News

... the Trump administration has blocked the release of some of the information used to protect against H5N1 and understand this risk, including studies that show how frequently veterinarians who treat cows had been unknowingly infected.

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Bird flu situation in U.S. enters new phase

Mon, 2025-02-03 10:53 — mike kraft

Bird flu crisis enters new phase While the developments may not raise the risk of a pandemic, they could create more havoc for farmers, worsen egg shortages and expose surveillance gaps. Adriel Bettelheim,Tina Reed Axios

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Map of bird flu infections in U.S. states

Wed, 2025-01-29 12:14 — mike kraft

New strain of bird flu found in California: Current status in maps U.S. officials investigate new strain of bird flu for first time. We breakdown where the disease is in maps. Janet Loehrke USA TODAY

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Vird flu is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the possibility of the virus spreading between humans --experts .

Wed, 2025-01-29 10:29 — mike kraft

Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising Nature - H5N1 is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the possibility of the virus spreading between humans. Kozlov, Max nature

Although many of the infections have been mild, emerging data indicate that variants of the avian influenza virus H5N1 that are spreading in North America can cause severe disease and death, especially when passed directly to humans from birds. The virus is also adapting to new hosts — cows and other mammals — raising the risk that it could spark a human pandemic.

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Bird flu strain H5N9 reported for the first time in US Poultry

Mon, 2025-01-27 17:23 — mike kraft

What is H5N9? US reports first bird flu strain outbreak in poultry U.S. authorities also identified the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California. Newsweek

he United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu on a duck farm in California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) on Monday.

H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. It's a reassortment strain that originated from the H5N1, H7N9, and H9N2 subtypes.

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Bird flu: More than 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at NY farm after outbreak

Thu, 2025-01-23 10:42 — mike kraft

Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak A Long Island farm will reportedly euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after a bird flu outbreak transpired at the eastern New York facility. Anthony Robledo and Mike Snider USA TODAY

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Bird flu surge continues on US poultry farms: steps to reduce contamination of raw pet food

Wed, 2025-01-22 09:52 — mike kraft

Avian flu surge continues on US poultry farms as feds address contamination of raw pet food Over the past few days, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed more H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in poultry from eight states, including the first at a commercial farm in Georgia. CIDRAP

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Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA on January 17 announced new steps to step up the safety of raw pet food, following recent reports of H5N1 infections in household cats. ...

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Bird flu: U.S. Poultry operations under pressure, Georgia suspends poultry activities

Mon, 2025-01-20 14:25 — mike kraft

‘All hands on deck’: Bird flu in US poultry puts state cooperation to the test Unusually late migration season means poultry operations may continue to see H5N1 outbreaks, officials say The Guardian

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Bird flu: U.S. government grants Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development

Fri, 2025-01-17 17:43 — mike kraft

US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, as the country doubles down on efforts to tackle increasing infections in humans. Reuters Reuters

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US urged to do more to fight bird flu after first death

Wed, 2025-01-08 10:00 — mike kraft

US urged to do more to fight bird flu after first death The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic—particularly ahead of Donald Trump's ... Science X Medical Xpress

...Health experts around the world have for months been urging US authorities to increase surveillance and share more information about its bird flu outbreak after the virus started spreading among dairy cows for the first time. ...

Tom Peacock, a virologist at the Imperial College London, said he thought "the biggest error the US has made is its slow and weak response to the cattle outbreak"

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