California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in reaction to an increased number of bird flu cases in the Golden State and to strengthen the authorities' ability to combat the epidemic."This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have...
Canada identified its first presumed human case of H5 bird flu on Saturday in British Columbia. According to health officials, the teenager was likely exposed to the virus through contact with infected birds or animals.
"This is a rare event," said British Columbia Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. At the...
The Centers for Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed that a person in a person in Missouri (MO) tested positive for bird flu (H5) without known contact with infected animals, marking the first such case in the US.The adult patient,...
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday the first-ever fatal human case of avian influenza A (H5N2) in Mexico.
"This is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with an influenza A (H5N2) virus reported globally and the first avian H5 virus infection in a person...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that outbreaks of the bird flu in animal populations could pose ongoing risks for humans."
"Avian influenza viruses normally spread among birds, but the increasing number of H5N1 avian influenza detections among...
The British Health Security Agency confirmed on Tuesday that two people tested positive for bird flu in the United Kingdom through asymptomatic testing.
According to the agency, two poultry workers at an England farm contracted the flu without experiencing any symptoms of avian influenza....
United States federal authorities said on Saturday they have detected a highly pathogenic avian influenza in the flock of birds on Long Island, New York.
United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service laboratories in Iowa confirmed the data, adding the birds...
The French Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday that the bird flu has been detected at three more poultry farms, bringing the total number of clusters in the country to five.
All of the cases were reported in the north of France, with the first outbreak detected on November 26.
In November,...
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed on Saturday another case of avian influenza, this time in a duck farm.
Authorities will cull around 24,000 ducks at the farm as a preventative measure and will implement other quarantine measures.
The farm is...
Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday that its health authorities in Jiangsu province found the first case of a human being infected with H10N3 strain of bird flu.
According to China's National Health Commission, the person was hospitalized on April 28 after developing a fever. The chances of a...
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