Bird Flu Has Infected a Third U.S. Farmworker NYT: Science Apoorva Mandavilli 30 May 2024 at 15:45 The worker had respiratory symptoms, unlike the first two. But the risk to the public remains low, federal health officials said. ยฉ Aaron Ontiveroz for The New York TimesA dairy farm in Colorado in 2019.
A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports NYT: Science Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes 22 May 2024 at 22:46 The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, health officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low. ยฉ Jackie Katz Cynthia Goldsmith/CDC, via Associated PressAn electron microscope image of an avian flu virion.
New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus NYT: Science Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes 3 May 2024 at 16:31 A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going. ยฉ Eye of Science/Science SourceA color-enhanced transmission electron microscope image of bird flu viruses.
Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm NYT: Science Noah Weiland and Linda Qiu 1 May 2024 at 19:54 But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done. ยฉ Hans Pennink/Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration said regulators had examined 201 commercial dairy samples, including milk, cottage cheese and sour cream, and had so far not found evidence that potentially infectious virus was on grocery shelves.