Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans?
It’s been detected in birds on every continent except Australia, seals in South America, foxes in Canada, as well as poultry, dairy cows and dozens of farm workers who have had contact with them in the US – and now the highly infectious H5N1 bird flu ...
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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be bad.
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries
Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.
1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat
NEW YORK -- A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. It's the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat.
Bird flu found in Los Angeles County wastewater for 1st time
For the first time, H5 bird flu has been detected at one of Los Angeles County’s wastewater sampling sites, health officials said Friday. Low levels of H5N1 showed up in samples […]
US Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection In Pigs For The First Time
H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed. Pigs represent a particular concern for the spread of bird flu because they can become co-infected with bird and human viruses,
Bird Flu In US: First Case Of Infected Pig, Threat To Humans
Experts have warned that pigs, known as "mixing vessels" for flu strains could pose new risks if the virus adapts for human transmission.
What to know about bird flu recently found in a pig
Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infectious diseases at South Shore Health, answers questions about the recent infection of a pig with bird flu.
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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening human transmission
A bird flu virus has jumped one species closer to a human outbreak. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon ...
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Bird Flu Is One Step Closer to Mixing with Seasonal Flu Virus and Becoming a Pandemic
Now, as the usual seasonal flu season approaches, some health experts wonder if it might give bird flu a dangerous ...
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Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater
Los Angeles County health officials said they have detected H5N1 bird flu virus in wastewater collected from the A.K.
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H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in United States
H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said ...
Oregon Identifies 3 Human Cases of Bird Flu in Farm Workers From Washington State
There have been no infections among people living in Oregon and is no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the Oregon ...
Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -Bird flu has been spreading faster in the European Union this season than a milder ...
Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested
In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers kitted in respirators, face shields and gloves are grappling with one of ...
RSPB mutiny after manager sacked over unfounded claim he treated Syrian colleague like slave
A “truly devoted” veteran manager of a Northumberland bird nesting island was sacked by the RSPB over a string of unfounded ...