Americans may have had bird flu and not even know it, new study suggests
A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 veterinarians for H5N1, or bird flu, antibodies, which would indicate if they had a recent infection.
Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests
A new study shows the bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. It echoes two smaller studies that detected evidence of infection in previously undiagnosed farmworkers.
Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results
A CDC report on bird flu shows potential transmission of bird flu between exposed dairy workers and indoor pet cats. The report also provides a window into the lack of reporting and cooperation at dairy farms and by dairy workers.
Delayed CDC report shows increased evidence of bird flu spread to people
The report is the latest evidence that the outbreak in dairy herds is spreading undetected in cows, and the spillover into people at highest risk of exposure is going unnoticed.
Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
Cats in two separate households died in May after developing severe illnesses that were confirmed as the Type A H5N1 bird virus found in U.S. dairy herds, investigators reported. Both were indoor-only cats that had no exposure to infected cattle or birds and didn’t consume raw milk.
Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.
2 'exclusively indoor' cats in Michigan caught bird flu, potentially from their owners
A new report details the bird flu cases of two pet cats in Michigan whose owners work in the dairy industry. Earlier in the month, a data table from the report may have appeared on the CDC website before being taken down.
People can give their cats bird flu, CDC study suggests
The study provides growing evidence of the threat it poses even when cats have no direct exposure to sick dairy cows or poultry.
Indoor Cats Infected With Bird Flu From Dairy Farm Exposure: What We Know
Two cats in Michigan were diagnosed with the bird flu, raising concerns about the virus spreading from livestock to household pets.
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Is Your Bird Feeder Putting You at Risk for Bird Flu?
Bird flu has affected millions of wild birds and poultry in the U.S. Is your backyard bird feeder putting you at risk?
Is there a bird flu vaccine? Experts discuss progress amid 'alarming' outbreak
Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, among ...
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Birds in Tompkins County at risk of HPAI infection
Cornell Veterinary staff and Wildlife Health specialists have detected the virus in both wild and captive birds in Tompkins ...
Americans may have had bird flu and not even know it, new study suggests. How do you get it?
A new report reveals that more Americans may have had bird flu without reporting any symptoms. How many cases have been ...