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Health officials report more Colorado workers infected with bird flu - Roll Call

Bird flu infections among Colorado poultry workers increased to nine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Roll Call

US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu – experts

Rulings including Chevron decision will have ripple effects for enforcing and creating regulations

The Guardian - US

Pinpointing bird flu mortality rate

Avian flu is reported to kill more than half the people it infects. The reality is much more complicated

Salon

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So far, so good - no new farms found with bird flu

Bird flu hasn't been found on any additional Victorian farms in a month, after multiple surveillance activities including property visits and bird collections.

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Lethal bird flu could decimate Oceania’s birds. From vigilance to vaccines, here’s what we’re doing to prepare

Avian influenza viruses have infected the world’s birds for millennia. We first became aware of them in the 19th century, when mass deaths of poultry triggered interest in what was then called “fowl plague”.

The Conversation

Creamery faces probation over raw milk

Vulto Creamery was found to be the source of Listeria monocytogenes that sickened eight people, killing two of them

Salon

Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections

U.S. health officials have announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers

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Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu

As heatwaves hit the US, farm workers struggle to wear PPE. The country now faces its biggest human outbreak

The Guardian - US

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Agriculture ministers have agreed to hold a national planning drill to make sure Australia is ready for the possible arrival of the deadly H5 bird flu strain.

AAP

Bird flu isn’t spreading in humans for now. But there are vaccines in the pipeline if that changes

Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have faced outbreaks of avian influenza, or bird flu. These outbreaks have been devastating for the poultry farms affected, necessitating large-scale culls, and have caused knock-on effects for the country’s egg supplies.

The Conversation

What are the symptoms of bird flu and how does it spread?

No evidence of human-to-human transmission has been documented, the CDC says.

Fortune

Human bird flu cases more than doubles

An estimated five more bird flu cases have been reported in Colorado — this time from exposure to infected poultry

Salon

Human bird flu cases rising in the US: Here's why; know symptoms and preventive tips

Bird flu or avian influenza cases in humans are on the rise in the US sparking fear of another pandemic similar to Covid-19. Four dairy workers have tested positive for H5N1 strain in the country amid massive spread of the virus in dairy cows. While there have been no cases…

The Times of India

Bird flu outbreak at Colorado farm as 5 workers reported positive: Experts warn of ‘turning point,’ call for urgent action

Colorado’s governor has declared a disaster emergency in response to the first cluster of human H5N1 infection on a single U.S. farm.

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Four New Bird Flu Cases Confirmed In Colorado Poultry Workers

Four new cases of bird flu have been confirmed among poultry workers in Colorado, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to nine since the current outbreak was first detected in 2022.

The Independent UK

US health officials confirm four new bird flu cases, in Colorado poultry workers

Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu

AAP

Australia facing unprecedented bird flu threat: CSIRO

Three different strains of bird flu are now circulating in Australia and scientists can not rule out more, with spill over from ducks and geese suspected.

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Finland offering workers bird flu shots

Experts debate the merits of vaccinating farmworkers to prevent an H5N1 pandemic

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Egg facility prompts bird flu emergency

1.78 million chickens will be killed after Gov. Jared Polis declares emergency

The Canberra Times

Canberra's chicken owners get some good news about bird flu outbreak

However, quarantine zone and caps on egg sales will continue.

Salon

Bird flu mutations spark concern

A recent study describing how H5N1 is evolving to be more contagious in mammals is putting scientists on edge

AAP

Australia isn't ready for ravages of bird flu: warning

Australia's environment ministers are accused of being missing in action and doing little to get ready for the impacts of bird flu on native wildlife.

Newcastle Herald

'Emergency situation': Hunter egg sector cagey on shortages due to bird flu

'There's no record of it being transmitted from human to human.'

LiveScience

4th person catches bird flu from cows, this time in Colorado

A fourth person in the U.S. has caught bird flu after working with infected cows on a farm.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labour wins UK election in landslide; Usman Khawaja accuses Dutton of ‘fuelling Islamophobia’; and bird flu in Canberra

Labour win UK vote in electoral landslide, but plenty of ins and outs to watch

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