This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but also wild birds, mammals, and humans.
It is also possible for people to get infected from contact with a sick cat, Troisi said. The situation with the virus is somewhat complicated by the fact that the Trump administration has ordered federal health agencies like the CDC to pause public communications.
As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between seasonal flu and bird flu.
Sign up for our Newsletters "We have not found any cases in the children who've needed to be hospitalized that have avian influenza, fortunately. But we are on the lookout for tha
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.
Health officials urged people to identify avian flu symptoms early and properly cook chicken and eggs to limit risk of infections.
The advisory comes amid concerns that cases of H5N1 avian influenza will sicken more people in the United States. CDC officials confirmed earlier this week that a second San Francisco child contracted bird flu last week, and earlier this month, a 65-year ...
As egg prices continue to soar across the country, there are new concerns about bird flu as a new strain was discovered at a duck farm.
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable.
Local hospitals are now being urged by the CDC to be on the lookout for avian influenza among patients. When children are hospitalized with influenza at Children's Nebraska, they are now tested for avian flu.
The nationwide spread of highly pathogenetic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu has many in Illinois concerned about livestock,