Bird Flu

Explainers

• What we know about the U.S. bird flu outbreak and its chronic disease risk, The Sick Times; republished by POZ. I also discussed this article on their podcast, “Still Here”
• Should I Be Worried About Bird Flu? Sierra
• What is bird flu, and should you be worried about it? The Guardian
• Bird flu is spreading through U.S. farms. What are the risks to people? The Sick Times

Food & Agriculture

• Bird flu reinfections at US poultry farms highlight need for vaccines, experts say, The Guardian
• What’s Driving High Egg Prices: Bird Flu or Corporate Greed? The New Republic
• Second US company recalls pet food as bird flu spreads to cats through tainted meat, The Guardian
• Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding, The Guardian
• US to survey dairy cattle brought to slaughter to study bird flu infections, The Guardian
• Raw Milk Drinkers Could Increase the Risk of Another Pandemic, The New Republic
• Big Ag, Not Wild Birds, Is What Really Spreads Avian Flu, The New Republic
• Bird flu detected among chickens in Texas and Michigan, The Guardian

Cases & Illness

• Two people in US hospitalized with bird flu, CDC reports, The Guardian
• First person in US to develop severe illness from bird flu is hospitalized, The Guardian
• Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans, The Guardian
• Missouri sees first positive bird flu case without known animal contact, The Guardian
• US reports fourth case of bird flu in humans, The Guardian
• Bird flu pandemic risk rises as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role, The Guardian
• Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says, The Guardian

Testing

• Limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread, The Guardian
• ‘We are not testing enough’: new US bird flu cases stoke fears over poor response, The Guardian
• Mysterious Missouri bird flu case shows complications of outbreak response, The Guardian
• Top CDC officials warns US needs ‘more tests’ in face of bird flu fears, The Guardian
• Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms, The Guardian

Science & Policy

• Seasonal flu vaccine will curb risk for US farm workers amid bird flu outbreak, CDC deputy director says, The Guardian
• US repeating Covid mistakes with bird flu as spread raises alarm, experts say, The Guardian
• US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu, The Guardian
• Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu, The Guardian
• Michigan leading US on monitoring and studying bird flu outbreak, The Guardian
• Bird flu pandemic risk rises as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role, The Guardian
• Scientists get creative in monitoring bird flu outbreak – by testing feces, The Guardian
• When to Panic About Bird Flu, The New Republic