Bird Flu Is Infecting Cats (and the Occasional Dog). Hereβs What to Know. NYT: Science Emily Anthes 17 June 2024 at 07:41 A few βreasonable precautionsβ can help people keep their pets safe from the H5N1 virus, experts say. Β© Alex Wroblewski for The New York TimesAn A.S.P.C.A. temporary quarantine facility for cats that were exposed to bird flu in New York during an outbreak that began in 2016.
A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Hereβs What It Might Look Like. NYT: Science Apoorva Mandavilli 20 June 2024 at 14:39 There is no guarantee that a person-to-person virus would be benign, scientists say, and vaccines and treatments at hand may not be sufficient. Β© Guadalupe Pardo/Associated PressWorkers in Lima, Peru, collected dead pelicans from a beach in 2022. The H5N1 virus has been rapidly gaining new hosts.
The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be Done Yet. NYT: Science Apoorva Mandavilli 5 June 2024 at 14:09 Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found.
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. Β© Aaron Ontiveroz for The New York TimesA dairy farm in Colorado in 2019.
Beef Tissue from Sick Cow Tests Positive for Bird Flu Virus NYT: Science Emily Anthes and Dani Blum 24 May 2024 at 13:39 Muscle from a sick dairy cow tested positive for the virus. The meat did not enter the commercial food supply, which officials said remained safe. Β© Aaron Josefczyk/Reuters
Milk Containing Bird-Flu Virus Can Sicken Mice, Study Finds NYT: Science Apoorva Mandavilli 24 May 2024 at 10:40 The results bolster evidence that virus-laden raw milk may be unsafe for humans. Β© Jonel Aleccia/Associated PressBottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif.
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. Β© Jackie Katz Cynthia Goldsmith/CDC, via Associated PressAn electron microscope image of an avian flu virion.
The Disease Detectives Trying to Keep the World Safe From Bird Flu NYT: Science Stephanie Nolen and Thomas Cristofoletti 20 May 2024 at 22:00 When a child in a small Cambodian town fell sick recently, his rapid decline set off a global disease surveillance system. Members of a team from Cambodiaβs Ministry of Agriculture took a swab from a duck during surveillance of the poultry section of the Orussey market in Phnom Penh this month.
Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens. NYT: Science Emily Anthes and Linda Qiu 20 May 2024 at 08:27 Tens of millions of farm animals cross state lines every year, traveling in cramped, stressful conditions that can facilitate the spread of disease. Β© Rory Doyle for The New York TimesThe exact number of chickens, cows and pigs being transported on trucks, ships, planes and trains within the United States is difficult to pinpoint because there is no national system for tracking the movement of livestock.
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. Β© 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. Β© 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.