Bird Flu Worries In SD

Bird Flu Worries In SD

BRIDGEWATER — As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country — including in South Dakota — fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus could mutate and begin to spread widely among the world’s human population.

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Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds - Scientific Inquirer

Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 were found to be more likely to have antibodies that bind to the H5N1 avian flu virus. The findings, published today in Nature Medi…

Harvard scientists warn of bird flu pandemic - Agriland.co.uk

Medical and infectious disease specialists from Harvard University have expressed concern about the growing incidence of bird flu outbreaks in the United States and have warned of the prospect of a human pandemic. Bird flu, or H5N1 avian influenza, has been circulating across North America since 2022, infecting birds, livestock, wildlife, pets, and humans from April 2024. According to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there…

The U.S. isn't ready for another pandemic, but it could happen anyway. As bird flu spreads, the threat grows.

The U.S. government had a brief window to act and contain the virus in the spring of 2024, when bird flu surfaced in a small number of dairy cows.