Bird flu is racing through farms, but Northwest states are rarely testing workers
In Oregon, health districts offer testing ... According to Yale Medicine, the mortality rate was 50% for the 900 people who were infected with the bird flu from 2003 to present. “We were lucky that the virus got milder over time in humans,” Richt ...
First human bird flu case in Oregon: What to know
One person has been infected with the H5N1 bird flu in Oregon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday. The report is connected to an outbreak that affected roughly 150,000 birds at a commercial poultry facility in Clackamas County.
First human bird flu case confirmed in Oregon. Could the virus cause a lockdown like COVID?
H5 bird flu, a type of avian influenza, has infected dozens of people in the U.S., and spread to seven states and Canada this year. As more human cases arise, there's deepening worry over whether the virus could lead to another pandemic or lockdown.
Human case of bird flu confirmed in Oregon, linked to poultry plant
Nov 15 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person linked to a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County in Oregon. “There is no evidence of person-to-person transmission and the risk to the public is low,” the CDC said.
H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon
Health officials have announced six more H5N1 bird flu infections in humans: five in California and the first known case in Oregon.
Opinion
Oregon lawmakers have opportunity to get ahead of potential bird flu crisis
Oregon has the unlucky distinction of becoming the first state in the country with a confirmed case of avian flu in a pig, and since the beginning of the year, reports have surfaced about avian flu in backyard flocks and commercial sites across Oregon,
CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed highly pathogenic form of bird flu in a person in Oregon.
What Oregon’s bird flu case means for your Thanksgiving turkey
After the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon was confirmed on Friday, health officials are warning the public about what this means for poultry consumption in the state.
First bird flu case in a child in the U.S. confirmed in California
A child in California has tested positive for bird flu, the first case of a child in the United States becoming infected with the H5N1 virus, federal officials said Friday.
Child tests positive for bird flu infection – the first in the US
A child in California has become the first in the US to test positive for bird flu infection, CDC and CDPH authorities said Friday.
A Bay Area child tested positive for bird flu. Here’s why this case is different
Bird flu has been spreading among dairy workers in California's Central Valley, jumping from cows to people. A new suspected case in the Bay Area came from an unknown source.
WTVD23m
Why you may be shelling out more money on eggs: Bird flu spikes dwindle supply
Americans preparing to stock their fridges to cook holiday recipes may be met with short supply or sticker shock when it ...
The Baltimore Sun1d
Record bird flu outbreak keeps egg prices high heading into holidays
Bird flu outbreaks have led to fewer numbers of hens from the nation ... It pointed to losses in 2.8 million egg layers ...
Bird flu mutations raise red flags—expert warns of increasing human adaptation
In an indication that the bird flu outbreak is "headed in the wrong direction," sequencing of the virus that has stricken a ...
Global News6d
As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries
Most recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Nov. 15 confirmed a highly pathogenic form of ...
The World Is Watching the U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, and It’s Scary
As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...
Santa Monica Daily Press5d
Bird flu outbreak warrants a broader look at the risky ways we produce food
As a physician, I am closely following a bird flu outbreak that is hitting our Central Valley dairy farms hard, ...