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Newswise — In March 2024, for the first time in the United States, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was recognized as having crossed over from birds into cattle. Experts believe the virus was transmitted a month or two beforehand from birds to dairy cows in the Texas panhandle, and then spread as…
Newswise — As bird flu continues to circulate among wild birds and domestic livestock, public health officials are increasingly concerned about the potential for the virus to become transmissible among humans and potentially cause an epidemic. So far, humans have only contracted bird flu from contact with infected animals and cannot pass the virus to…
Newswise — A new variant of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — has been detected in Nevada, first in cows and later in a dairy worker, raising concerns about the virus’s spread. Additionally, three veterinarians specializing in cattle have tested positive for bird flu despite presenting zero symptoms….
Newswise — The H5N1 virus attacks specific body systems in each species and behaves very differently in each depending on which body systems are involved, causing widespread death in some animals while barely affecting others, says University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign veterinary clinical medicine professor Dr. Jim Lowe. He spoke with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about the biological factors…
Newswise — Abby Sewell, Corporate Engagement Manager at the Good Food Institute, is available to discuss how avian flu-induced egg price spikes highlight the fragility of our food system and the need for more resilient solutions. “Egg price spikes caused by avian flu underscore the fragility of our food system, leaving consumers and businesses vulnerable…
Canada has purchased 500,000 doses of a bird flu vaccine for humans. The vaccines, produced by the British pharmaceutical company GSK, were ordered as a “proactive measure” in case the doses are needed, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. PHAC says the current risk to the public posed by bird flu remains low, but…
Newswise — EAST LANSING, Mich. – Kimberly Dodd is the dean of the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and the former director of the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, or MSU VDL. Dodd is an expert in laboratory diagnostics and outbreak response for emerging infectious diseases. The MSU VDL is a member of the National Animal…
Newswise — DETROIT – Avian influenza continues to create significant concern among public health professionals about possible threats to human health. The Wayne State University Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases (CEID) today issued guidance regarding the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks affecting multiple states. Avian influenza is common in the wild bird…
A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired. “It’s horrible when you realize that you’re the one that actually gave them the milk that killed them,” said Joseph Journell, 56, of San Bernardino. Journell lost…
Newswise — Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available to discuss the Louisiana Department of Health’s report that a patient – the first person known to have contracted avian influenza (H5N1) in the U.S. – has died. It is the first human fatality in the U.S. linked to bird flu….
