California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu Risk says he intended to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired. “It’s horrible when you realize you’re the one who gave them the milk that killed them,” said Joseph Journell, 56, of San Bernardino. Journell lost her … Read more
The 13-year-old British Columbia girl who became the first critical pediatric bird flu patient in North America has been released from hospital, health officials announced Thursday. The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) said the teen was released from BC Children’s Hospital on January 7. 2:06British Columbia teenager remains in critical condition from H5N1 bird flu … Read more
Although it will never be known whether the British Columbia teenager was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu, H5n1, will make a full recovery – health officials say this is an opportunity to look at what we can learn for the future. The teenager became the first seriously ill pediatric bird flu patient … Read more
Genetic analysis suggests bird flu virus mutated in a Louisiana patient who contracted the first serious case of illness in the countrythe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Scientists believe the mutations could allow the virus to better bind to receptors in humans’ upper respiratory tracts – which they say is … Read more
Egg prices are rising once again due to a persistent outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season. But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost two years ago. And the American Egg Board, a trade group, says egg shortages at grocery stores have so … Read more
The United States reported its first serious human case of bird flu Wednesday, involving a Louisiana resident, as California declared a state of emergency to deal with the escalating outbreak. The Louisiana patient was hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Students across British Columbia return to school on Tuesday, but news that a teenager is hospitalized in Vancouver with a suspected case of H5 bird flu This worries some people. Dr. Anna Wolak, a family physician in Vancouver, said many parents are likely having flashbacks to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, even if this … Read more