by Mac Slavo | Feb 25, 2025 | Headline News, Health
According to a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint* server, bird flu is spreading to farms via the wind. Researchers provided genetic evidence suggesting the feasibility of windborne transmission of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus. The...
by Mac Slavo | Jan 14, 2025 | Headline News, Health
A child in San Francisco has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu currently circulating in dairy cattle in the United States. The child was not hospitalized and has since recovered, however, this is causing some alarm that the virus could be mutation to infect human...
by Mac Slavo | Jan 7, 2025 | Headline News
The United States just recorded its first human bird flu death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the death, saying that the patient was a resident of southwest Louisiana who was hospitalized last month with the first known severe case of...
by Mac Slavo | Jan 6, 2025 | Headline News, Health
As the avian influenza continues to ravage wild bird populations, the experts have started to claim that “something worse is on the way.” The bird flu virus is now supposedly infecting a slew of wild snow geese in Pennsylvania. Over 200 snow geese are...
by Mac Slavo | Dec 15, 2024 | Headline News, Health
The bird flu is continuing to spread to other mammals, including cats and now zoo animals. Cats have been known to contract the virus, due to their exposure to wild birds, however, indoor-only cats have also been said to have been infected with avian influenza. This...
