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CHICAGO (Reuters) -H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. ... five swine were euthanized for testing; two tested negative ...
It happened again in 2009, when a human and swine flu switched genes, unleashing the H1N1 swine flu outbreak that killed roughly 500,000 people. Already there is evidence this virus is swapping genes.
In 2009, H1N1 caused the first global flu pandemic in 40 years, with the first infections detected in California. More than 12,000 people died around the US, and nearly 61,000 people were infected.
[33] [34] In Uruguay the death of ten swans found in the locality of Estación Tapia was attributed to flu. [34] Previously in Uruguay ten hens had died because of the flu in El Monarca, Montevideo. [34] In late March 2023, Chile detected H5N1 in a 53-year-old man who had severe symptoms. [35] The patient survived but had to stay on a ventilator.
The 1918 flu pandemic in humans was associated with H1N1 and influenza appearing in pigs; [72] this may reflect a zoonosis either from swine to humans, or from humans to swine. Although it is not certain in which direction the virus was transferred, some evidence suggests that in this case pigs caught the disease from humans. [ 69 ]
Here's the latest information on the outbreak in the United States: ... told ABC News. "H5N1 has been known for many, many years. ... Experts said the U.S. is currently not experiencing a bird flu ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the first two A/09(H1N1) swine flu cases in California on April 17, 2009, via the Border Infectious Disease Program, [135] for a San Diego County child, and a naval research facility studying a special diagnostic test, where influenza sample from the child from Imperial County was tested. [136]