Bird flu News
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The risks of a sustained human-to-human spread of H7N9 bird flu in China is low, but the recent surge in the number of cases in this fifth wave is alarming and requires constant monitoring, says the World Health Organization.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is on "high alert" over the number of outbreaks of avian influenza in birds and poultry worldwide. There is real concern the virus could spread to humans, signaling the start of a flu pandemic.
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New outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu have popped up in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Croatia, prompting many countries to consider a lock-up order for poultry and egg producers.
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Avian flu remains an ever-present risk. According to new research, monitoring the migration routes of wild birds should give an early warning of potential bird flu outbreaks.
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The same strain of avian flu virus that led to the deaths of 50 million chickens and turkeys in the U.S. last year has been found in the country for the first time in nearly 14 months, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Combating the risks associated with bird flu is of global importance. While some research focuses on treatment, and other parts on addressing transmission, another strand looks at patterns of susceptibility.
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Leading members of a bipartisan House committee are questioning the efficacy of the US Health Department's influenza pandemic preparedness and response plan.
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The risk from bird flu to the global human population could be catastrophic, unless preventative measures are taken. This is according to a leading virologist.
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The worst outbreak of avian flu in the history of the U.S. has now affected 20 states, and health officials are still assuring people the virus poses no threat to humans. More worrisome is the lack of sufficient preparedness seen in this outbreak.
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Eight million chickens and turkeys have been destroyed at 70 farms in 13 states due to the spreading H5N2 bird flu virus. Health officials are cautiously optimistic the virus will not affect humans, but are offering antiviral drugs to farm workers.
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Almost 5.3 million laying hens at an Iowa farm will have to be destroyed after the highly infectious and deadly bird flu was identified, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
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The pathogenic avian influenza H5 viruses are still moving, and perhaps evolving, through North American wild birds. How widespread the rate of infection in chickens will become is the subject of new research.
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An update on avian flu: China has reported new H7N9 bird flu infections in humans and across the globe, other strains have been detected in U.S. commercial turkey farms.
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Scientists have developed an antibody shown to be completely protective against the H5N1 bird flu virus. The success has been demonstrated in two species of animal models.
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Bird flu appears to be on the rise across North America. Farmers detect H5N8 in a commercial turkey flock in California, while Canadian officials document the first known human importation of H7N9 to the country.
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Scientists have demonstrated how changes in a flu virus common to Chinese poultry farms triggered the rise of the novel avian H7N9 influenza A virus that has sickened hundreds of people since 2013.
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An eight country has joined the list of those restricting Canadian poultry due to the ever-growing Avian flu outbreak on B.C. poultry farms. In total now 9 farms have been affected, but officials say there may be more.
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A case of bird flu has been detected at a duck breeding farm in East Yorkshire, England. It is the U.K.'s first confirmed case of avian influenza since 2008.
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A surge in deaths among harbors seals in the waters of western Sweden has mystified scientists who have thus far been unable to identify a single cause. Officials in neighboring Denmark are also reporting an increase in seal deaths.
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New evidence suggests that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientist who accidentally leaked H5N1 into a benign strain of avian influenza may have been rushing off to a meeting.
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Scientists have mapped regions in Asia with the highest risk for transmission and infection of bird flu (of the type H7N9).
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Researchers report that they have identified, for the first time, a strain of avian influenza that infects Adélie penguins.
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With various cases of Avian flu appearing in several regions of the world, scientists have honed in a new technique to help track the spread of the diseases across different territories and populations.
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The Chinese government has reported the first two human cases of H10N8 avian influenza. One case is linked to the death of a 73-year-old woman.
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Imagine the Fourth of July without the fireworks display on Washington's Mall, or New Years on Times Square without the ball dropping. In China, where fireworks were invented, the Lunar New Year on Friday may be celebrated without them.
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The death of a medical worker in China has prompted concern that the avian flu virus can spread between humans. This follows a second presumed case of human-to-human transfer.
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A group of scientists has called on the European Commission to evaluate the risks and benefits of research that could make deadly viruses more transmissible.
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Avian influenza virus H7N9, which killed several dozen people in China earlier in 2013, has not yet acquired the genetic changes necessary to infect people easily.
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It has been revealed that a woman who was hospitalized in Taiwan after she developed a high fever, cough and shortness of breath, was the victim of a rare strain of 'bird flu'.
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An everyday food additive appears to block a deadly new strain of avian influenza virus from infecting healthy cells, according to a new research study.
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Bird flu Image
Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 - Total reported cases By Anna Frodesiak (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
Hemorrhaging of the skin and legs is just one of the signs birds might exhibit when infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus. USDA file photo
Chicken market in Xining, Qinghai province, China.
Photo taken on 12 June 2008. M M (Padmanaba01)
Men enter the Arlington Convention Center to receive their H1N1 flu vaccinations in Arlington, Texas With permission by Reuters / Jessica Rinaldi
A chicken market in Xining, China. M M (Padmanaba01)
Alaska’s position within migratory bird flyways of the Pacific Basin. Alaska is an international crossroads for millions of migratory birds that journey each spring from wintering areas in Asia, Russia, South America, and Australasia. USGS
A male and female ostrich in the Western Cape Andrew Massyn
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