New Bird Flu Strain Detected in the US
HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the US, raising concerns about how it continues to spread. The strain was discovered at a commercial duck farm in California’s Merced County, and was reported to the World Organization for Animal Health, which maintains a database of animal disease threats.
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California ban on poultry, dairy cattle at events may not affect Tulare CountyThe ban, which is in effect until further notice, is due to the continued spread of H5N1 bird flu in California.
A CHILD tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after experiencing conjunctivitis, health officials have confirmed. The patient, ...
Both H5N9 and H5N1 were detected at the duck farm in Merced County, according to tests conducted by the US Department of ...
Experts say the decision comes down to risk, and currently, the risk of H5N1 remains low. Rolling out a vaccine to farm workers and others at higher risk of infection would be a more targeted ...
But there is no cure for HIV or AIDS or a vaccine for human use to prevent infection. One of the labs involved in current research to design such a vaccine is at La Jolla-based Scripps Research ...
US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying ...
called H5N1. That strain has been responsible for all the egg shortages and infections in humans. Now, a strain called H5N9 was just detected on a duck farm in California, according to a report ...
By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva Mandavilli covered the Covid-19 and mpox outbreaks, and has tracked the spread of H5N1 since 2003 ... holds a few million doses of vaccine against bird flu.
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