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On April 18, 2024, H5N1 was detected in ducks in Alappuzha district, Kerala. The District Collector decided to initiate the process of culling domestic birds within a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) radius from the epicentre of the outbreak. [45] By May 9, 2024, district officials had culled 60,232 birds in Alappuzha.
These strains of swine flu rarely pass from human to human. Symptoms of zoonotic swine flu in humans are similar to those of influenza and influenza-like illness and include chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness, shortness of breath, and general discomfort.
US influenza statistics by flu season. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention page called "Disease Burden of Flu": "Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of flu illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths related to flu that occurred in a given season.
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.
According to a local official confirmed the report, these cases were the highly pathogenic H5N8 type flu. [citation needed] On 10 November, South Korea's agriculture ministry said it had confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu in samples from wild birds in the central west of the country and issued its bird flu warning. [7]
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), consumer prices rose 3.2 percent from February 2023 to February 2024, with the cost of food specifically increasing 2.2 percent.
Consider over-the-counter medications to relieve flu symptoms; Consult a physician early on for best possible treatment [2] Warning signs are symptoms that indicate that the disease is becoming serious and needs immediate medical attention. These include: [citation needed] Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath; Pain or pressure in the ...
The bird flu had a historic outbreak in 2022 and surged once again at the end of 2023. More recently, Hubbell said resurgences in Colorado and California have hurt supplies.