A Bird Flu Virus Has Killed Its First Human
A particular type of bird flu has now killed its first human. On Wednesday, Mexican health officials and the World Health Organization announced a confirmed case of H5N2 avian influenza…
Human Infected With Bird Flu in Michigan, Only the Second Case of Current Outbreak
The state of Michigan reported its first human case of H5N1, commonly called the bird flu, on Wednesday according to a press release from Michigan Health and Human Services. It’s…
Bird Flu Has Made It to the Big Apple
Avian influenza has come for New York City’s birds. In a new study Wednesday, scientists report traces of highly pathogenic H5N1 in a small number of NYC’s wild bird population.…
Raw Milk Sales Skyrocket as Idiots Believe Drinking Bird Flu Will Give Them ‘Immunity’
Sales of raw milk in the U.S. have risen 21% since bird flu was first confirmed in dairy cattle in late March, according to a report from PBS Newshour, citing…
Leprosy in Medieval England Probably Came From Red Squirrels
Medieval residents of Winchester, England, probably got their leprosy from red squirrels in the area, according to a team of archaeologists and geneticists that studied remains from two archaeological sites…
Are Meat and Milk Safe to Consume Right Now? What to Know About the Bird Flu Risk
Bird flu continues to be a real public health threat, but apparently not to our food supply at least. The Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture separately…
Are Your Meat and Milk Safe From Bird Flu? Here’s What You Need to Know
Bird flu continues to be a real public health threat, but apparently not to our food supply at least. The Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture separately…
Florida Dolphin Dies of Bird Flu as Alarm Grows Over Species Spread
Bird flu isn’t just lurking inside cows, new research shows. Florida scientists have reported the first known case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops…
The Bird Flu Situation Is Not Looking Great
Food and Drug Administration officials reported this week that lab tests have found genetic material from strains of H5N1 avian influenza in samples of store-bought pasteurized milk. Officials say these…
How Worried Should We Be About Bird Flu Right Now?
Bird flu is once again setting many of us on edge. Early this week, health officials announced a human case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Texas, one that…