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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.
Swine flu cannot be spread by pork products, since the virus is not transmitted through food. [54] The swine flu in humans is most contagious during the first five days of the illness, although some people, most commonly children, can remain contagious for up to ten days.
While health officials recommend the annual flu shot to those older than 6 months, only about 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the AP reported. Children's vaccinations dropped from 50% to 45%.
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.
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.
As of February, 2024 there have been very few instances of human-to-human transmission, and each outbreak has been limited to a few people. [30] All subtypes of avian Influenza A have potential to cross the species barrier into humans, with H5N1 and H7N9 considered the biggest threats. [31] [32]
In the end, however, even the maligned 1976 vaccine may have saved lives. A 2010 study found a significantly enhanced immune response against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 in study participants who had received vaccination against the swine flu in 1976. [54] The 2009 H1N1 "swine flu" outbreak resulted in the rapid approval of pandemic influenza ...
The EMEA reported results from some clinical trials in the CHMP Assessment Report. These relate to vaccination against H5N1 (Bird Flu) and not H1N1 (Swine Flu). [21] H5N1-007 was initiated at a single site in Belgium (Ghent) in March 2006. H5N1-008 was initiated at 41 sites in seven countries (6 EU MS plus Russia) in May 2006.