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Melody Schreiber

September 2024

  • An image of chickens

    Missouri sees first positive bird flu case without known animal contact

    Also first time for someone with H5 virus to be hospitalized, and CDC says it is studying patient specimen more

August 2024

  • Chickens in an aviary

    US repeating Covid mistakes with bird flu as spread raises alarm, experts say

    Public health experts warn ‘overinflated view of abilities’ and restrictive laws could make next outbreak more lethal
  • cows in a field

    US to survey dairy cattle brought to slaughter to study bird flu infections

    Regulators will inspect cows to see how widespread virus is and determine whether ageing and cooking inactivate it

    • Covid deaths in US lower than earlier peaks amid summer surge

    • Telehealth helps drive rise in US abortions despite proliferation of bans

    • Flu vaccine will curb bird flu risk for US farm workers, CDC deputy director says

July 2024

  • Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about the implementation of Florida's abortion ban at an event Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

    Harris campaign centers healthcare and abortion rights: ‘If she wins, it’s because of Dobbs’

    Vice-president emphasizes bodily autonomy and affordable care as experts expect Democrats to remain on offense
  • The news comes as the CDC reports three more cases of bird flu in Colorado poultry workers, bringing the tally to 13 people who have tested positive.

    US supreme court rulings will affect response to threats like bird flu – experts

    Rulings including Chevron decision will have ripple effects for enforcing and creating regulations

    • Covid surges in US as unequal access plagues vaccination and treatment rates

    • Extreme heat may be crucial factor in human spread of bird flu

    • US reports fourth case of bird flu in humans

June 2024

  • chickens on a farm

    Michigan leading US on monitoring and studying bird flu outbreak

    Daily text messages and phone calls check on farm workers who work with cows that have tested positive for H5N1
  • a dead pelican on a beach with a group of birds flying in the background

    Bird flu pandemic risk rises as cow cases appear and officials warn of humans’ role

    USDA report finds transmission likely happening when workers, cows, vehicles and equipment go to multiple farms
  • a man in a suit and tie speaks

    Top CDC officials warns US needs ‘more tests’ in face of bird flu fears

    Agency principal deputy director wants more testing of farm workers who work in proximity to affected animals

May 2024

  • Dairy cattle feed at a farm near Vado, New Mexico, in March 2017.

    Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says

    Farm worker who had contact with sick cows tests positive for H5N1, making it the second case detected in Michigan
  • The blurry head of what appears to be a woman is on the right; in focus are her arms in a white lab smock and hands in lavender gloves, holding a purple-and-white instrument on the other side of a plastic shield, brightly lit.

    Scientists get creative in monitoring bird flu outbreak – by testing feces

    With second human case of H5N1 reported, CDC launches dashboard to monitor wastewater, and recruits students to help
  • Midwest States Face Major Outbreak Of Avian Flu<br>MADISON, WISCONSIN - MARCH 24: Microbiologist Anne Vandenburg-Carroll tests poultry samples collected from a farm located in a control area for the presence of avian influenza, or bird flu, at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on March 24, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin. The presence of avian influenza was recently discovered on a commercial egg farm near Palmyra, Wisconsin, forcing the farm to dispose of nearly 3 million chickens. To control the spread of the virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has mandated testing of all poultry in a control area established around the infected farm before it can be sold or transported. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

    Lack of bird flu testing may be hiding true spread of virus on US farms

    H5N1 has been found in commercially available milk – but gaps in testing of cattle and humans are hampering effort to stop virus

April 2024

  • Anyone in contact with birds and livestock, including agricultural workers, hunters and backyard farmers, should wear protective gear and follow strict hygiene standards.

    Bird flu detected among chickens in Texas and Michigan

    Ca-Maine Foods, largest fresh egg producer in US, temporarily halts production at one Texas facility after discovering virus

March 2024

  • A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine

    US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations

  • Man walks past sign for Covid vaccine

    ‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms

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