Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states
Four new cases of bird flu were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week. Human infections have cropping in six ...
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Merced County confirms first human case of bird flu this year
A person who came into contact with cattle at a dairy farm is Merced County‘s first confirmed human case of H5N1 bird flu ...
Number of bird flu cases among Central California dairy workers climbs to 13
All of the state's cases have been linked to contact with infected dairy cows, officials said. No human-to-human transmission ...
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Pasco in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
The worker are the first presumed human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, under investigation in Washington ...
Egg farm workers sickened with bird flu near Tri-Cities in WA’s 1st suspected human cases
The workers have had mild symptoms and have been given antiviral medication by the Benton Franklin Health District. Other workers at the farm are being tested and the number of hu ...
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Presumed human infections of avian influenza under investigation in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. - Four agricultural workers working with infected poultry at a commercial egg farm in Franklin County ...
Avian flu is killing chickens at Pasco-area poultry operation. More being euthanized
Chickens will be euthanized at an undisclosed Franklin County commercial poultry operation after the first detection this ...
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Bird flu outbreak detected at Franklin County farm
The state of Washington has detected avian influenza for the first time this year at a commercial poultry operation in ...
NBC News18d
Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say
Since most of the seven people weren’t tested for bird flu, it’s not yet known whether any of them were infected with the virus or another pathogen. The Missouri patient, who didn’t have ...
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Is bird flu spreading in people? Without blood test results, officials can't say.
Antibody blood test results expected later this month may help answer a crucial question: Is there human-to-human transmission of the bird flu? NBC Universal, Inc. A total of seven people who were ...
Time18d
Dozens of Zoo Tigers Die After Contracting Bird Flu in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, officials said. State media VNExpress cited a caretaker at Vuon ...
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Bird flu patient had no apparent contact with animals – and there’s still no evidence of sustained human-to-human spread
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