Tag: flu
WHO and Björn Olsen warn of bird flu in humans
After increasing numbers of cases of bird flu among mammals, the WHO is now warning that the virus poses a risk to humans. Björn Olsen, professor of infectious diseases says…
Outbreak of bird flu among cats in Poland
This year’s bird flu season is shaping up to be a tough one. In Poland, mythical cases of illness among cats have been traced to bird flu – and in…
Suspected bird flu in Sölvesborg – 50 dead birds found
Now the County Administrative Board in Blekinge urges private individuals and breeders to be careful. – As always, it is important to be careful about hygiene and not handle dead…
High season for stomach flu – how to avoid the infection
Bacteria that thrive in the heat, more close contact with animals and more careless food hygiene. There are a few things that make summer peak season for stomach ailments.– You…
Confirmed – dead seagulls in Kalmar sick with bird flu
Around Kalmar Castle there are several colonies of laughing gulls, and it is here that most of the dead birds have been found. According to the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (SVA),…
Sampling: Bird flu causes seagull deaths
Sampling: Bird flu causes seagull deaths Two seagulls. Archive image. – Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT The laughing seagulls in Kalmar that were found dead were infected with bird flu of the…
Japanese health authorities on high alert over flu outbreak
This is unheard of in mid-June in the archipelago as elsewhere, since the flu virus usually disappears in early March. But Covid-19 has completely shifted this seasonal epidemic. Thanks to…
St. Thomas politicians heed expert’s avian flu warning, halt backyard chickens plan
Politicians in St. Thomas put off a decision Monday night to launch a pilot program allowing backyard chickens amid concerns about the deadly avian flu. City council backed a staff…
against avian flu, two vaccines prove to be very effective
In France, the avian flu is devastating. 900,000 animals have been slaughtered since the beginning of the month. A dramatic situation for breeders whose farms are threatened. But, glimmer of…
Avian flu: “These vaccines stop the circulation of the virus at the scale of a herd”
Hope in the fight against bird flu: ducks could soon have their vaccine, according to the results of two trials made in France carried out in Côtes-d’Armor, in partnership with…