As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected
A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department.
Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Severe RSV Infection in the Primary Care Setting
This study assesses the effectiveness of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody, in preventing medically attended respiratory syncytial virus-lower respiratory tract infections (RSV-LRTI) in a large primary care network in Spain.
Influenza Diabetes Community symposium: “Why is Diabetes and Influenza a Killer Combination?”
IDC organised this session delved into the complex interplay between diabetes and influenza at OPTIONS XII. It was chaired by Kirsty Short, ESWI Associate Member, featured talks by Katina Hulme, Oana Sandulescu and Tor Biering-Sørensen.
Novel Epidemiologic Features of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus A H5N1 2.3.3.4b Panzootic: A Review
Avian influenza is one of the most devastating avian diseases.
Information for Workers Exposed to H5N1 Bird Flu
CDC has created guidance to help your employer.
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update
CDC continues to respond to the public health challenge posed by a multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or "H5N1 bird flu," in dairy cows, poultry and other animals in the United States.
Missouri investigates more possible human-to-human H5N1 avian flu spread
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said investigators in Missouri were looking into eight possible human infections of H5N1 avian flu.
USDA adding HPAI to dairy beef–surveillance programs as virus continues to spread
USDA’s Center for Veterinary Biologics allows field trials for H5N1 vaccine in cattle
Broadening the aims of avian influenza surveillance according to the One Health approach
The ongoing outbreak of the Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (Gs/Gd) H5 lineage of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses has caused higher mortality than all other HPAI outbreaks taken together.
Massachusetts wraps up avian flu testing of all licensed dairy farms
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) said yesterday that it, along with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), has completed H5N1 avian flu testing of all 95 licensed dairy farms in the state, with no positive sample
Research suggests many people already have T cells with the power to fight avian flu
Research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) suggests that many people already have immune cells on "stand by" to fight the H5N1 virus, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Avian Flu Has Infected Dairy Cows in More Than a Dozen States – a Microbiologist Explains How the Virus Is Spreading
Although H5N1 typically infects wild birds, the virus has spilled over into domesticated animal populations, like dairy cows
