A new surge of bird flu, also known asH5N1 or avian influenza,is causing shockwaves of concern throughout Arizona. While birds and other animals in Arizona have not yet been affected by this recent outbreak, millions of chickens nationwide have been culled in order to keep the infection from...
Bird Flu in Michigan: How to Keep Your Pets Safe Canva If you're new to the bird flu, its scientific name isH5N1, a strain of the influenza virus that primarily infects birds. Think of it as the avian version of a really bad cold, but it can occasionally affect other animals, includ...
Travel to countries with bird flu Come into contact with sick or dead animals infected with the virus Are exposed to animal droppings, litter, or other material contaminated by animals infected with H5N1 Eat raw or undercooked poultry meat, eggs, or unpasteurized (raw) milk or cheese from anim...
s latest poultry outbreak is confirmed, 10 people in the U.S. will have contracted bird flu from cattle or poultry since 2022. The CDC maintains that the general public’s risk of contracting H5N1 is low. People who work closely with infected birds and other animals, though, remain at ...
A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infectedwith bird fludespite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday. This is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened withbird flusince March, when the virus was detected...
As bird flu hits other species, however, scientists fear the virus could evolve to spread more easily among people. And it has beenspreading widely, to birds and animals in scores of countries. In the U.S., it has recently been detected in wild birds in every state, as we...
The CDC particularly recommends the flu shot for people who may have frequent exposure to infected or potentially infected birds or other animals. Keep in mind that it takes your body up to two weeks after vaccination to achieve immunity. Is it too late to get a flu shot? Don’t worry if...
Due to the spread of the flu, Israel's environmental protection minister Tamar Zandberg on Monday signed an ordinance that bans all hunting in the country until the end of the hunting season on Jan. 31. H5N1 bird flu can also infect other animals, such as pigs, cats and tigers, and in...
Migrating animals might decrease the spread of bird flu and other infectious diseasesKatherine Harmon
bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak. At the time, It marked the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows, after infecting wild birds and mammals worldwide...