The FDA announced 1 in 5 grocery store milk samples tested positive for bird flu. UC Davis experts explain the limits of the test and how to protect yourself from avian influenza.
Tag: Avian Influenza
MSU expert: what to know about avian influenza detections
Although the current avian influenza outbreak began more than two years ago, detections have been made in recent weeks in cattle, cats and large commercial poultry flocks across the country and in Michigan.
Humans and bird flu: Johns Hopkins experts available
Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are available to discuss the issue of avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cows in the US. This includes the recent human H5N1 infection associated with an outbreak in cattle, which is…
Bird Flu Associated with Hundreds of Seal Deaths in New England in 2022, Tufts Researchers Find
Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University found that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was associated with the deaths of more than 330 New England harbor and gray seals along the North Atlantic coast in June and July 2022, and the outbreak was connected to a wave of avian influenza in birds in the region.
Avian influenza viruses could spawn the next human pandemic
The next pandemic that cascades through the human population could be caused by a new influenza virus strain concocted in animals, against which humans will have little to no immunity.