AMES, Iowa (AP) — At first glance, it looks like a modest farm. Cows are scattered in fenced fields. A milking barn stands in the distance and a tractor is parked nearby. But the people who work there are not farmers, and the other buildings look more like what you might find at a modern… Read More »
A new study of ongoing bird flu outbreaks on dairy farms describes in unprecedented detail how effectively the virus spreads between cows and from cows to other mammals, including cats and raccoons. This is an indication that the virus has developed new abilities that worry bird flu experts. Bird flu has infected more than 100… Read More »
Four poultry workers in Colorado recently contracted bird flu, bringing the total number of human cases in the U.S. to at least nine. While that number is small, disease researchers say the commonalities among cases, which have been reported almost entirely in the last four months, are enough to give a general picture of how… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – Bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide in the past two years. It killed hordes of seals and sea lions, destroyed mink farms, and wiped out cats, dogs, skunks, foxes, and even a polar bear. But it doesn’t seem to have touched… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – Bird flu has been blamed for the deaths of millions of wild and domestic birds worldwide in the past two years. It killed hordes of seals and sea lions, destroyed mink farms, and wiped out cats, dogs, skunks, foxes, and even a polar bear. But it doesn’t seem to have touched… Read More »
Is there a new strain of bird flu to worry about? On Wednesday, the World Health Organization reported the first confirmed human case of H5N2 type bird flu in Mexico, a 59-year-old man who died in April. According to the WHO, the case adds to growing concern about the risk of bird flu spreading among… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who contracted a form of bird flu is unrelated to different types of outbreaks on U.S. dairy farms, experts say. Here’s a look at the case and the different strains of bird flu. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEXICO BIRD FLU CASE? In Mexico,… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who contracted a form of bird flu is unrelated to different types of outbreaks on U.S. dairy farms, experts say. Here’s a look at the case and the different strains of bird flu. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEXICO BIRD FLU CASE? In Mexico,… Read More »
An outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows in the United States is leading to the development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines (similar to COVID-19 vaccines) that are being tested in both animals and humans. Next month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing a vaccine developed by University of Pennsylvania researchers by administering… Read More »
An outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows in the United States is leading to the development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines (similar to COVID-19 vaccines) that are being tested in both animals and humans. Next month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing a vaccine developed by University of Pennsylvania researchers by administering… Read More »