Information for Workers Exposed to H5N1 Bird Flu
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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
Missouri bird flu case is a 'one-off' and the public risk is still low, officials say
Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness
No clear exposure source in Missouri H5 avian flu case
The investigation into a recent human H5 avian flu case in Missouri, the first of its kind picked up through flu surveillance, show that the source still isn't known.
H5N1 avian flu virus detected in wastewater from 10 Texas cities
A report yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine details detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu virus in wastewater from 10 Texas cities during the same time period the virus was detected in Texas cattle herds.
Human Bird Flu Patient Had No Known Animal Contact
A Missouri adult who tested positive for H5 bird flu had no known contact with animals but has underlying medical conditions
