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Chairul Nidom, a virologist at Airlangga University's tropical disease center in Surabaya, Java, was conducting independent research earlier this year. He tested the blood of 10 apparently healthy pigs housed near poultry farms in western Java where avian flu had broken out, Nature reported. Five of the pig samples contained the H5N1 virus.
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans. [1] Wild aquatic birds are the primary host of the influenza A virus, which is enzootic (continually present) in many bird populations.
In September 2024, the CDC confirms that two dairy workers in California have contracted bird flu, marking the 15th and 16th human cases in this year's ongoing outbreak, which has impacted dairy cows nationwide. [93] The cases occurred in California's Central Valley, where over 50 herds have been affected since August.
A bird flu outbreak has ravaged the world's birds since 2020 and infected cattle earlier this year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the virus this week.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there have been 57 cases of bird flu in humans this year, most from exposure to cattle or poultry. The virus is spreading among livestock and ...
China announced a fresh outbreak of bird flu, saying 2,600 birds have died from the disease in Inner Mongolia. The deaths, at a farm near the region's capital of Hohhot, were due to the H5N1 strain, the Xinhua news agency said. Locations of 2005 outbreaks in Croatia. October 26, 2005 Croatia announced H5N1 strain was found in dead swans. [14] [15]
Tompkins and Dutchess counties had the next-biggest outbreaks last year at 6,500 and 4,200 cases, respectively. At the same time, bird flu has been confirmed in 357 wild birds — such as geese ...
67-year-old Indonesian woman died of bird flu after being treated at a hospital for more than a week, marking the country's 54th death from the virus, an official at the health ministry said. [118] October 31, 2006 A 39-year-old Egyptian woman died of bird flu a month after symptoms first appeared. This was the first case in Egypt since May, 2006.