Bird flu cases rise to 31 in US, still no evidence of person-to-person spread: CDC
The number of bird flu cases has risen to 31 in the U.S. but there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, the CDC said in a press conference on Thursday.
Video shows dead cows with bird flu. Is enough being done to stop the spread?
Dead cows infected with bird flu must be separated from their herds, which the video showed, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) said in emailed responses. The cows must be stored on private property before being transported for “disposal” and should not be buried underground, the email said.
Officials find no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after Missouri investigation
Health officials say there's no evidence bird flu is spreading between people after investigating a mysterious Missouri infection.
CDC releases blood test results on Missouri bird flu patient as cases of H5N1 spread
The bird flu virus hasn't yet spread from person to person, the CDC said Thursday, releasing findings from a monthslong probe into a hospitalized Missouri patient.
As Bird Flu Spreads, Additional Human Infection Is Reported in Missouri
Two people sharing a home caught the virus without known exposure to animals. More than 30 human cases have been reported in the United States.
No human-to-human transmission of bird flu in mysterious Missouri situation: CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials told reporters Thursday that there is no evidence that there has been any case of human-to-human spread of H5N1 bird flu in the mysterious situation reported last month in which several people in Missouri suffered illnesses unrelated to known animal contact.
Bird flu did not spread between humans in Missouri, tests show
The case concerned health officials and experts because human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza could mark the start of a new pandemic
US Confirms Two Human Bird Flu Cases in Washington State
All of the 29 confirmed U.S. human cases of bird flu but the one in Missouri have been among farm workers who had contact with infected poultry or dairy cows. Officials have said
Washington state officials identify four new cases of bird flu, as H5N1 outbreak spreads
Four agricultural workers in Washington state were recently diagnosed with avian influenza A (H5N1). The cases mark the first human infections of the disease under investigation in the state.
Bird Flu Tests Don’t Find Signs of Human-to-Human Spread, CDC Says
US health officials didn’t find signs of human-to-human bird flu spread after testing a group of people in Missouri with suspicious symptoms.
Four farmworkers in Washington state test positive for bird flu
Four agricultural workers in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu, the first human cases of H5N1 virus to be reported in the state. Washington is the sixth state to report a human infection of avian flu.
Human bird flu cases in California may be undercounted as workers resist testing
Human bird flu cases in California may be undercounted as farm workers avoid testing due in part to economic concerns, ...
Bird flu hit a dead end in Missouri, but it’s running rampant in California
As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread wildly among California dairy herds and farmworkers, federal health officials on ...
How did H5N1 bird flu get introduced to California’s dairy industry?
Dairy industry experts say the virus entered California after local cows were shipped to another state and then returned to ...
Five more bird flu cases suspected among California dairy workers amid outbreak
Five more people who presumably contracted the bird flu are being tested in California's Central Valley and are pending CDC ...
Cows dead from bird flu rot in California as heat bakes dairy farms
Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary ...