The ongoing outbreak of avian influenza in North America has featured a number of unusual developments.
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Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to U.S. amid bird flu disruptions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted supply, sent prices soaring and led to talks with other producers, a leading sector official said on Wednesday. Ibrahim Afyon, chairman of the Egg Producers Central Union in Turkey, told Reuters […] Read more
Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm
PARIS (Reuters) – Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organization for Animal Health said on Tuesday. The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and […] Read more
Bird flu may exchange genetic material, making humans more susceptible
The Bloomberg School for Public Health at Johns Hopkins University noted that some health officials have concerns about bird flu. During the school’s Public Health on Call podcast from Jan. 14, Andy Pekosz, a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology, noted that while hospitals are stepping up their testing for influenza at this time of […] Read more
Canadian milk tests negative for bird flu
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian milk continues to test negative for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said. The agency said as of Dec. 19 it has tested 1,432 samples of raw milk from across Canada for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). All samples have tested negative. “This is another proactive surveillance measure to monitor […] Read more
Improved surveillance needed to combat bird flu spread: World Health Organization
A World Health Organization official called for stronger surveillance of animals to curb the spread of bird flu at a press conference Nov. 28. Increased efforts to reduce transmission to new species was also urged. “What we really need globally, in the U.S. and abroad, is much stronger surveillance in animals, in wild birds, in […] Read more
A Canadian has caught bird flu. Now what?
Victim’s case has commonalities with subtypes infecting poultry birds and dairy cows across North America
The highly pathogenic avian influenza that put a British Columbia teenager in critical condition appears to be the same subtype that has infected poultry farms in Western Canada and dairy herds in the U.S. The Public Health Agency of Canada National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg verified Nov. 13 that the teen’s illness was caused by […] Read more
Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada has detected its first presumptive case of H5 bird flu in a person, a teenager in British Columbia, health officials said on Saturday. The teenager likely caught the virus from a bird or animal and was receiving care at a children’s hospital, the province said in a statement. The province said […] Read more
Bird flu warning issued for U.S. cattle shows
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian cattle owners are being urged not to take animals across the U.S. border to participate in agricultural shows due to ongoing bird flu outbreaks in American dairy herds. On Sept. 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency released new guidance for beef and dairy producers, given the still climbing number of cases […] Read more
Missouri health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms, US officials report
(Reuters) - A second Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday. The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to […] Read more
