Conservationists are rushing to vaccinate critically endangered California condors against deadly avian flu. Ashleigh Blackford of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is overseeing the effort. Source link
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Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona
In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP In this June 21, 2017, file photo, a California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big
A new flu is spilling over from cows to people in the U.S. How worried should we be?
In 2011, a farmer in Oklahoma had a bunch of sick pigs. The animals had what looked like the flu. “Just like a person with respiratory disease, the pigs had labored breathing, maybe a runny nose, cough and potentially a fever,” says virologist Benjamin Hause. At the time, Hause was
FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu
Lucira Health, which developed the dual-purposed diagnostic test, said it can provide a positive result as fast as 11 minutes and a negative result in about 30 minutes. Lucira Health hide caption toggle caption Lucira Health Lucira Health, which developed the dual-purposed diagnostic test, said it can provide a positive
Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet
Eye-popping egg prices have finally started to fall. Wholesale eggs in the Midwest market dropped by 58 cents to $3.29 a dozen at the end of January, according to USDA data. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Eye-popping egg prices have finally started to fall. Wholesale
Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?
With COVID, flu and cold viruses spreading widely this winter, researchers looked into whether you can get infected with more than one at once. Nathan Howard/AP hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/AP With COVID, flu and cold viruses spreading widely this winter, researchers looked into whether you can get infected
RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'
U.S. infectious disease experts fear a winter surge of respiratory illness, like the one that overloaded E.R.s with COVID patients in January 2021, could yet materialize this winter, with several circulating viruses wreaking havoc. So far, though, it looks like early peaks of RSV and flu are receding. Mario Tama/Getty
Avian flu is infecting U.S. poultry flocks. It might have an effect on the value of rooster, too
A truck drives out of a Wisconsin farm on Thursday the place avian flu was detected, forcing the industrial egg producer to destroy greater than 2.7 million chickens. Scott Olson/Getty Photographs disguise caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Photographs A truck drives out of a Wisconsin farm on Thursday the place
A pressure of hen flu detected within the U.S. may imply issues on your groceries
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A pressure of extremely pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Michigan in a non-commercial yard flock of birds in Kalamazoo County, federal authorities stated Thursday. Samples from the flock had been examined at Michigan State College’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed by the USDA’s Animal and