Bird Flu Cases are Down, But the Threat Hasn’t Passed. What to Know About the H5N1 Outbreak.
By most indications, the avian influenza outbreak that has washed over U.S. farms is at an ebb. Experts don’t seem hopeful, ...
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Study finds influenza A antibodies not uncommon in US cattle
A large study to gauge how susceptible US dairy and beef cattle are to influenza A viruses found that they are susceptible to ...
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Avian Influenza: What Infectious Disease Physicians Need to Know
Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...
On the cusp of spring migration, Walz urges $4M bird flu defense
Gov. Tim Walz and state leaders on Wednesday urged new strategies to protect Minnesotans and agricultural producers from H5N1 ...
Health Rounds: Older adults may be less vulnerable in a bird flu pandemic
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...
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Clearing the air — What to know about avian influenza and spring bird migration
If you have sick birds in your BACKYARD flock, please report them to WSDA’s Sick Bird Hotline at 1-800-606-3056. If your farm ...
One age group may be more resistant to bird flu, according to new research
One age group are more likely to have antibodies that bind to the H5N1 avian flu virus, new research has found.
H5N1 strain of bird flu has potential to become pandemic, says UK expert
The infection was detected in a single sheep in Yorkshire on Monday and, while bird flu does not spread easily to people, the ...
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New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity
The new strain was found in Noxubee County, Miss. All of the roughly 46,000 birds either died or were euthanized after the infection spread. In another development, researchers reported that ...