Complications of any flu virus infection, although relatively rare, may resemble severe viral pneumonia or the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a coronavirus strain) outbreak in 2002-2003, in which the disease spread to about 10 countries with over 7,000 cases, over 700 deaths,...
Additional vaccine information: Individual hepatitis A vaccine has a higher dose of hepatitis A material, and so should be used where rapid protection is required, for example during an outbreak. VACCINE DOSAGE: Three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months. WHEN DO I NEED TO GET VACCINATED 2 weeks ...
The first confirmed dog flu (H3N8 strain) outbreak occurred in Florida at a greyhound racing track. Since then, another strain has emerged (H3N2) and has been seen in almost every state in the United States. VIEW THE MAP Take the risk quiz ...
The best way to learn more about ongoing outbreak information and statistics is from government agencies such as theCDCandFDA. Local news outlets also cover bird flu news. Current avian flu map The CDC publishes a summary of the H5N1 bird flu situation, including amap that shows current infecti...
Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency not for the wildfires common to the Centennial State this time of year, but for a bird flu outbreak at a commercial poultry facility in Weld County, north of Denver. Now, several workers at the egg farm who had been culling poultry in respons...
MORE: Updates on the bird flu outbreak, now linked to raw milk products in California The decision comes after bird flu virus was found in samples of raw milk from a California farm, which issueda recall of all of its raw milk productsearlier this week. The farm w...
Additional vaccine information: Individual hepatitis A vaccine has a higher dose of hepatitis A material, and so should be used where rapid protection is required, for example during an outbreak. VACCINE DOSAGE: Three doses at 0, 1 and 6 months. WHEN DO I NEED TO GET VACCINATED 2 weeks ...
RELATED: Minnesota extends temporary ban on poultry events amid bird flu outbreak The current strain of bird flu, the H5N1, has been spreading among backyard and commercial chicken and turkey flocks in the U.S. since late February. Viruses have been found in U.S. commercial and backyard birds...
The agency said its findings about the mutations were “concerning,” but the risk to the general public from the outbreak “has not changed and remains low.” Still, Osterholm said, scientists should continue to follow what’s happening with mutations carefully. “T...
AMichigan farmworkerhas been diagnosed with bird flu, state health officialsannounced in a statementWednesday, marking the second human case associated with the current outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. The latest patient, who had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, had mild symptoms ...