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H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals.
Bird flu virus detected in pigs for the first time in US
The recent detection on an Oregon farm raises the risk of the influenza virus acquiring mutations that lead to a pandemic ...
H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently ...
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Bird Flu Is One Step Closer to Mixing with Seasonal Flu Virus and Becoming a Pandemic
On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the virus had been detected in a pig for the first time at a ...
A concerning development: H5N1 bird flu has infected a pig in Oregon, officials say
Finding the flu virus in a pig, regardless of the strain ... He said that a few years ago, he worked on a computer model that ...
LA Times on MSN8d
Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater
H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in wastewater collected from a plant in Carson. L.A. County public health officials say ...
US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people
CDC expands testing for farm workers exposed to bird flu CDC recommends Tamiflu and protective gear for high-risk workers CDC ...
CDC Calls for Wider Bird Flu Testing After More Farmworker Infections Found
A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.
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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...