Experts are concerned about the spread of bird flu in the U.S. as health officials try to contain the virus. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that a second strain of bird flu had been detected in dairy cows. The D1.1 strain was previously only detected in wild poultry and birds, which indicates that it only recently spread to cattle. Nevada soon … [Read more...] about Second Bird Flu Strain Detected in Western US—What Does It Mean for Prevention?
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CDC Calls for Quicker Testing to Detect Human Bird Flu Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) on Thursday encouraged labs to determine, within 24 hours after admission, whether patients hospitalized for the flu are suffering from seasonal influenza or if they have the bird flu which is caused by an outbreak in poultry and dairy cows. Since last fall, labs have been given guidelines to perform this type of testing. … [Read more...] about CDC Calls for Quicker Testing to Detect Human Bird Flu Cases
