Health Feb 13 CDC finds evidence that bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Feb 10 Nevada dairy worker contracted newer strain of bird flu, CDC says The worker was infected with a type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press
Nation Feb 07 Live poultry markets ordered shut for a week in New York City due to avian flu outbreak The order came after seven cases of bird flu were found in poultry during routine inspections of live bird markets in the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. By Associated Press
Health Jan 12 Two cats in California died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu, their owner says The cats drank unpasteurized milk from lots recalled by Raw Farm, of Fresno, whose dairy products were pulled from California store shelves in December after health officials found the virus in milk for sale, the owner said. By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press
Health Jan 06 Louisiana patient is the first to die of bird flu in the U.S., health officials say Louisiana officials say they are not aware of any other cases in their state, and U.S. officials have said they do not have any evidence that the virus is spreading from person to person. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Dec 29 How to protect your cats from catching bird flu By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals but the death of an Oregon house cat is raising questions about the ongoing outbreak and how people can protect their pets. Continue reading
Dec 28 Bird flu virus likely mutated within Louisiana patient who became severely ill, CDC says By Laura Ungar, Associated Press A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Continue reading
Dec 11 Bird flu virus has been found in raw milk. Here’s a reminder of how pasteurization improves safety By Kerry E. Kaylegian, The Conversation Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom President-elect Donald Trump has said he will nominate to head the Department of Health and Human Services, has asserted that raw milk “advances human health,” contrary to warnings from FDA officials and food scientists. Continue reading
Nov 22 First case of bird flu infection in a U.S. child confirmed in California, officials say By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The infection brings the reported number of U.S. bird flu cases this year to 55, including 29 in California, the CDC said. Most were farmworkers who tested positive with mild symptoms. Continue reading
May 15 How bird flu puts workers on farms and in food processing plants at higher risk By Laura Santhanam Workers on the front lines may be handling animals and food products before they have been treated for possible bird flu contamination. Continue reading