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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….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The 13-year-old B.C. girl who became North America’s first critical pediatric patient with avian influenza has been discharged from hospital, health officials said Thursday. The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) said the teen was discharged from BC Children’s Hospital on Jan. 7. 2:06 B.C. teen remains in…
While it may never be known when the B.C. teenager hospitalized with a severe case of avian influenza, H5n1, will make a full recovery — health officials say this is an opportunity to look at what we can learn moving forward. The teen became the first critically ill pediatric patient with avian influenza in North…
We’re learning more about the B.C. teenager who became the first critically ill pediatric patient with avian influenza in North America earlier this fall, including some details about her recovery. The new information was published in a case summary as a letter to the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, signed…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors…
The United States reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday, involving a Louisiana resident, as California declared a state of emergency to address the escalating outbreak. The Louisiana patient was hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Newswise — Bird flu has been discovered in raw milk sold in California. It was detected during testing of whole raw milk from Raw Farm, LLC. Raw milk, which is not pasteurized, does not go through a process that kills bacteria and viruses. There have been no reported illnesses. The George Washington University has experts…
