Avian influenza /tags/avian-influenza Avian influenza en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:01:50 GMT Bird flu Q&A: What to know to help protect yourself and your pets /health-science-environment/2024-12-30/bird-flu-q-a-what-to-know-to-help-protect-yourself-and-your-pets Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:01:50 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-12-30/bird-flu-q-a-what-to-know-to-help-protect-yourself-and-your-pets Will Stone CDC rules out human bird flu transmission in Missouri health workers /health-science-environment/2024-10-25/cdc-rules-out-human-bird-flu-transmission-in-missouri-health-workers The agency tested the blood of health care workers who had been in contact with a Missouri patient who tested positive for the virus without animal contact. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:43:09 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-25/cdc-rules-out-human-bird-flu-transmission-in-missouri-health-workers Sarah Fentem Federal health officials investigate Missouri transmission of avian flu /health-science-environment/2024-10-03/federal-health-officials-investigate-missouri-transmission-of-avian-flu A routine flu screening in late summer found the H5N1 virus in a Missouri patient. Unlike the other reported cases, this person did not report being in recent contact with animals. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 22:25:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-03/federal-health-officials-investigate-missouri-transmission-of-avian-flu Sarah Fentem CDC confirms the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri but says public risk is low /news-briefs/2024-09-06/cdc-confirms-the-first-human-case-of-h5-bird-flu-in-missouri-but-says-public-risk-is-low The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services detected the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case. Infection transmission among the public remains low. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:42:38 GMT /news-briefs/2024-09-06/cdc-confirms-the-first-human-case-of-h5-bird-flu-in-missouri-but-says-public-risk-is-low Andrea Y. Henderson Thanksgiving dinner will cost more this year due to inflation and a virus that impacts turkeys /economy-business/2022-11-21/thanksgiving-dinner-will-cost-more-this-year-due-to-inflation-and-a-virus-that-impacts-turkeys Surveys say the price of Thanksgiving dinner, including turkey, is up this year. Economists attribute the price increase largely to inflation. While experts say there’s no shortage of turkeys, 8 million birds have died or been culled this year because of a viral disease. Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:33:10 GMT /economy-business/2022-11-21/thanksgiving-dinner-will-cost-more-this-year-due-to-inflation-and-a-virus-that-impacts-turkeys Katie Peikes As bird flu sweeps across U.S. even small, backyard flocks are at risk /health-science-environment/2022-04-19/as-bird-flu-sweeps-across-u-s-even-small-backyard-flocks-are-at-risk State officials and scientists are cautioning backyard flock owners to be on high alert for bird flu. The highly contagious disease has reached small flocks in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 10:20:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-04-19/as-bird-flu-sweeps-across-u-s-even-small-backyard-flocks-are-at-risk Katie Peikes SLU Seeks Volunteers To Test Bird Flu Vaccination /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/slu-seeks-volunteers-to-test-bird-flu-vaccination Researchers at St. Louis University are recruiting volunteers to test a new vaccination for avian influenza.The vaccination targets the H7N9 strain, which… Mon, 11 Mar 2019 23:34:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-11/slu-seeks-volunteers-to-test-bird-flu-vaccination Shahla Farzan