There’s been no person-to-person spread, and the human health risk remains low, but some measures of the bird flu do keep creeping up, according to recent reports by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For example, the CDC confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in
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That human case of A(H5) avian flu in Missouri that had no known contact with poultry or other animals has been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MDHSS) detected this most recent human case of avian influenza through
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The FDA and CDC have not updated the size and scope of this outbreak since July 2nd.
As of July 2, a total of 449 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup have been reported from 31 states and the District of
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Colorado last week reported three new cases of avian flu in Weld County farm workers, This week the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has a data table to track cases of avian flu in humans. The table will be updated on the CDPHE website by 4 p.m. every
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The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD) and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have been working for the last month to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 14, killing one, likely linked to a local Wagu ground beef producer. The
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A nine-member team from the federal Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is on scene in Colorado because the nation’s top contagious disease expert has confirmed four more human cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the state.
The four additional human cases of H5 bird flu that emerged in
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A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that the incidence of eight domestically acquired infections commonly transmitted through food either increased or remained stable in 2023 compared to the 2016-2018 baseline. This news highlights the challenges in meeting federal disease reduction goals set by the
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A man working on a dairy farm in northeast Colorado has become the fourth human in the United States to test positive for bird flu this year. He had direct contact with infected cattle, and his symptoms included pink eye.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports that
Continue Reading Colorado dairy worker is the fourth human this year to contract and recover from H5N1
In an unusual outbreak of human trichinellosis in July 2022, six people from three states—Arizona, Minnesota, and South Dakota—were diagnosed with the parasitic disease after consuming bear meat at a family gathering in South Dakota. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed the outbreak, emphasizing the importance
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Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – salmonellosis. The term Salmonella refers to a group or family of bacteria that variously cause illness in humans. Salmonella serotype typhimurium and Salmonella serotype enteritidis are
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