April 27, 2022
By Tom Levitt
An H3N8 strain of bird flu (click here) has been detected in humans for the first time, in China’s central province of Henan.
The four-year-old boy infected had been in contact with chickens and crows raised at his home, according to reports from China’s National Health Commission.
Avian influenza or bird flu as it is commonly known is a highly contagious viral disease with the first reports of human cases in the 1990s.
Some strains of the bird flu, such as with H3N8 now, have been passed to humans but this is currently very rare, and usually occurs after very close contact with infected birds or animals.
H3N8 viruses circulate widely in birds and in horses and have also been detected in dogs in North America.
“We often see a virus spread to a human and then not spread any further so a single case is not a cause of great concern,” said Sir Peter Horby, professor of emerging infectious diseases and global health, University of Oxford....
The USA has been culling infected birds for over a decade now. All this has been policy since "W." The guy got it right when it came to disease and it's end. He really did. There is no excuse for any infectious disease to be migrating into the USA. We have our own problems
April 4, 2022
By Katie Wermus
More than 22 million chickens and turkeys (click here) have been culled in the U.S. since February due to an outbreak of avian influenza, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Avian influenza cases have been confirmed in at least 24 states in both backyard and commercial flocks, the USDA reported. Once an animal is detected to have bird flu, the flock is killed in order to prevent the disease from spreading. The virus currently poses a low risk to the public, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since the beginning of the avian influenza outbreak in February, prices at the grocery store have risen. The cost of eggs has increased 52 percent since cases were first reported, with a dozen eggs now costing an average of $2.88. If additional birds continue to become infected, prices could rise even higher, according to ABC News....
By Katie Wermus
More than 22 million chickens and turkeys (click here) have been culled in the U.S. since February due to an outbreak of avian influenza, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Avian influenza cases have been confirmed in at least 24 states in both backyard and commercial flocks, the USDA reported. Once an animal is detected to have bird flu, the flock is killed in order to prevent the disease from spreading. The virus currently poses a low risk to the public, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since the beginning of the avian influenza outbreak in February, prices at the grocery store have risen. The cost of eggs has increased 52 percent since cases were first reported, with a dozen eggs now costing an average of $2.88. If additional birds continue to become infected, prices could rise even higher, according to ABC News....
