bird flu
First human case of bird flu reported in Missouri
Individual has been treated, recovered; no ongoing transmissions The migration of wild birds, believed to be carriers of the Avian Influenza virus, is ramping up in Missouri and across the nation. On Sept.
Bird flu: Not just for the birds
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or “bird flu,” is on the move in dairy herds across the United States, and while scientists seemed baffled by the means of the H5N1 virus’ initial leap from poultry to a herd of Texas dairy cattle in March, poultry-industry insider William Wymore, of Owensville, believes its transmission can be easily explained. The storage and land-application of poultry and meat-processing sludge is facilitating the spread of bird flu, he alleges.
