Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states
Four new cases of bird flu were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week. Human infections have cropping in six ...
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Pasco in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
The worker are the first presumed human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, under investigation in Washington ...
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Tri-Cities in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
The workers have had mild symptoms and have been given antiviral medication by the Benton Franklin Health District. Other workers at the farm are being tested and the number of hu ...
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Presumed human infections of avian influenza under investigation in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. - Four agricultural workers working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County ...
Avian flu is killing chickens at Pasco-area poultry operation. More being euthanized
Chickens will be euthanized at an undisclosed Franklin County commercial poultry operation after the first detection this ...
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Bird flu outbreak detected at Franklin County farm
The state of Washington has detected avian influenza for the first time this year at a commercial poultry operation in ...
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Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say
Since most of the seven people weren’t tested for bird flu, it’s not yet known whether any of them were infected with the virus or another pathogen. The Missouri patient, who didn’t have ...
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Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say.
Antibody blood test results expected later this month may help answer a crucial question: Is there human-to-human transmission of the bird flu? NBC Universal, Inc. A total of seven people who were ...
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Dozens of Zoo Tigers Die After Contracting Bird Flu in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, officials said. State media VNExpress cited a caretaker at Vuon ...
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Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
Mark Fielder does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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California dairy farm workers being monitored for bird flu after two test positive
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Health officials in California are monitoring other exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu were confirmed on Thursday ...
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The US Is Loading Up on Bird Flu Vaccine
Moderna, Pfizer, and GSK are also working on mRNA vaccines for bird flu, but those need to go through human testing and be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration before they could be used.