Q&A: Why Finland is vaccinating farmers against bird flu — but California isn’t — and more info about the spreading virus What to know about the bird flu outbreak as concerns about cases grow ...

The nation’s 200,000 livestock workers face the risk of being simultaneously exposed to seasonal flu and H5N1 bird flu, which could create a more dangerous virus.

June 25 Finland said it plans to begin vaccinating vulnerable populations like farm workers against bird flu as early as next week using 10,000 vaccine series—each with two doses—acquired as ...

As flu season nears, Europe is increasing surveillance for human cases of H5N1 influenza, also known as bird flu. As reported by the Telegraph, new guidelines from the European Centre for Disease ...

The United States and Canada have lifted embargoes on certain French poultry imports imposed after Paris decided to vaccinate ducks against bird flu in October 2023, the French agriculture ...

“The United States will continue to follow our established ... 24 out of 70 U.S. human bird flu cases cave been in people exposed via poultry farms ... Vaccinating Poultry Could Curb Bird Flu.

Vaccinating farmworkers would not reduce the number of people who become severely infected with bird flu, Bhadelia said, but she thinks they should be offered it as part of a research trial.

The United States has so far avoided vaccination as a strategy to eradicating bird flu in poultry, instead relying on culling infected flocks. With the escalating outbreak driving up egg prices to ...

Health authorities have identified 112 health-care workers who were exposed to the Missouri patient who was hospitalized with bird flu, but had no known animal exposure, CDC officials said on the ...