Bird flu detected in San Diego County wastewater
San Diego County is now the fifth location in California to detect the bird flu, county officials announced Monday.
SAN DIEGO BIRD FLU STATUS: SO FAR DETECTED IN WATER BUT NOT IN PEOPLE
San Diego County has a closed sewage system, meaning that its stormwater and wastewater do not intentionally intermix. This greatly reduces, but does not eliminate, the probability that this detection is from an environmental source such as migrating birds.
U.S. wastewater tests detect bird flu virus only in areas with farm animals
An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up -- but only in areas populated by farm animals.
CDC says Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,' no signs of spreading
Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness.
Bird flu virus that infected a person in Missouri had a rare mutation
Genetic analysis of a bird flu virus detected in a person in Missouri who didn’t previously have contact with animals offers more details on the case, but experts say there isn’t substantial evidence
Bird flu tests being developed as number of human cases rise across the country
Last week, a person in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite not having any exposure to animals. The state’s health department said the individual recovered from their illness but that a household contact of the patient had become ill with similar symptoms on the same day.
Number of California dairy herds infected with H5N1 bird flu rises to 17
The mandatory testing comes as the total number of infected herds in California has risen to 17. Nationally, officials have ...
LAist on MSN1d
California leads the nation in bird flu outbreaks at dairy farms, 17 reported outbreaks
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) this week confirmed seven new outbreaks of the highly pathogenic bird ...
Avian flu first found in Central Valley is spreading, with new California cases confirmed
State and federal officials have identified new cases of avian influenza at three Central Valley dairies as the number of ...
California reports a total of eight H5N1 bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds
The number of California dairy herds reported to have outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu has grown to eight.
The US is entering a riskier season for spread of H5N1 bird flu. Here’s why experts are worried
With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu ...
Opinion
Opinion: California’s bird flu poses existential threat in nation’s largest dairy state
With producers reluctant to test their sick cattle, state must mandate testing of milk storage tanks for the virus.
A highly contagious bird flu strain infected hundreds of dairy cows. Testing shows Mass. dairy farms are virus-free.
On Monday state officials announced they had completed testing on all 95 licensed farms in Massachusetts that have dairy ...
STAT1d
Second health care worker tied to Missouri bird flu case had respiratory symptoms
A second health worker who cared for a person hospitalized in Missouri with H5N1 bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms ...