It was likely to upset their core audience, but Colorado Public Radio nonetheless reported that H5N1 avian flu is showing up in the state’s domestic house cats. It’s news that originated on the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association’s website.
It stems from six feline Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu cases, including only
Continue Reading Several domestic cats in Colorado have tested positive for bird flu
A second person in the United States has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus. It was reported by Texas and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This person had exposure to dairy cattle in Texas and was presumed to be infected with
Continue Reading 2nd human Avian influenza virus infection reported in the U.S. – Risk remains lowFive samples from pigs at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse last month tested positive for human swine influenza at the University of Hong Kong, the city’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) reported.
As a result, the government has launched the Human Swine Influenza (HIS) Vaccination Program that is aimed at
Swine Flu is NOT a foodborne illness.
Now called the 2009 H1N1 flu, scientists originally called it “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed genes in the new virus were like viruses that normally occur in North American pigs. More research, however, showed the H1N1 flu has two genes that normally
Continue Reading A Pork Sandwich Is Not Going To Spread Swine Flu
