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December 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM. Health officials reported the first "severe" human case of the H5N1 virus on December 18. MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images. ... Bird flu outbreak.
On December 6, the USDA announced a new mandate to test the national milk supply for bird flu as part of efforts to combat the virus's spread among dairy herds. Beginning December 16, entities handling raw milk, such as dairy processors, would collect and share samples with agricultural officials.
The bird flu outbreak has taken concerning turns, with more than 60 human cases confirmed. Experts outlined four signs that the virus is going in the wrong direction. ... December 23, 2024 at 1:45 ...
From October to December, four outbreaks were also reported in China, resulting in the culling of over 170,000 birds. [7] In December, H5N6 avian influenza was reported in bird droppings in Hong Kong. [8] In December, South Korea raised its bird flu alert to highest level for the first time. [9]
From April to September 2017 in the Philippines, an outbreak of H5N6 avian influenza or bird flu affected poultry in at least three towns in Central Luzon; San Luis in Pampanga and Jaen and San Isidro in Nueva Ecija. The occurrence is the first avian flu outbreak recorded in the Philippines.
December 5, 2024 at 2:53 PM. Chickens are pictured at a poultry farm in Mexico on June 6, 2024. Credit - Ulises Ruiz/AFP—Getty Images ... Recently, a Canadian teenager who caught bird flu was ...
GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the ...
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.