WA confirms 1st bird flu case in a resident this year
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Bird flu slams seals and sea lions at the bottom of the world but spares Pacific Coast so far
The largest population of elephant seals in the world suffered massive mortality in 2023 from H5N1 bird flu infection. Animal experts fear for California's elephant seals.
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
A WARNING has been issued to not “touch or handle” any sick or dead birds amid fears over a strain that can infect and kill humans. The HSE is warning the public about the dangers posed by
Ireland on Wednesday imposed a mandatory country-wide housing order for poultry and captive birds, effective from November. 10, following the first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the country since 2022.
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California agriculture dept. is hiding bird flu information, legal aid group alleges in lawsuit
A rural legal aid group is suing the California Department of Food and Agriculture for refusing to disclose the locations of dairies infected with H5N1 bird flu.
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Intranasal Vaccine Shows Promise Against H5N1 Bird Flu
Researchers reported encouraging results from an early phase clinical trial that found an experimental intranasal vaccine triggered a broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1 “bird flu”.
A dangerous type of bird flu virus (called H5N1) continues to circulate among dairy cows in the US. The virus targets the mammary gland's milk-secreting epithelial cells, causing painful infections in the udder.
Health officials say the threat to humans remains low, but a lack of data and surveillance clouds the real risk that the H5N1 virus poses.
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