Latest about bird flu
H5N1 bird flu has spread to human from cow in 2nd probable case, CDC reports
A dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows.
Person in Texas catches H5N1 bird flu in 1st probable case of cow-to-human transmission
The patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and is believed to have been in contact with dairy cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza.
21-year-old student dies of H5N1 bird flu in Vietnam
A man developed symptoms of fever earlier this month and tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
In world 1st, dairy cows in Texas and Kansas test positive for H5N1 bird flu
Unpasteurized milk samples and throat and nose swabs from cows on U.S. dairy farms have tested positive for bird flu, marking the second known cases in ruminants in the U.S.
Bird flu wipes out over 95% of southern elephant seal pups in 'catastrophic' mass death
Over 17,000 southern elephant seal pups were found dead on Argentina's Valdés Peninsula in a horrific mass die off attributed to the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus.
'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species
Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.
1st-known 'highly pathogenic' bird flu cases in Antarctic could threaten penguins
The British Antarctic Survey detected cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in seabirds on Bird Island, located in the Antarctic region in the South Atlantic.
Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation
Carcasses of seals, sea lions and birds were found on Tyuleniy Island in the Sea of Okhotsk by environmental groups who were there to clear up plastic pollution.
