Bird flu detected in pigs for first time as confirmed human cases double in two weeks
Pigs can be infected with human and avian flu, upping chances for the virus to evolve and become more infectious
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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be bad.
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 pathogen.
Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu?
H5N1 avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S. and almost 500 dairy cattle herds across 15 states. The virus has popped up in mammals including elephant seals,
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Bird Flu Hits Site With Half of World’s Wandering Albatrosses
An island halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, where half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed, is under threat from a fast-spreading strain of bird flu.
Teenager With Bird Flu in Critical Condition
In what is believed to be Canada's first human case of bird flu, a teenager is in a British Columbia children's hospital in critical condition with a presumptive case of the virus, the CBC reports. Authorities say the unnamed teen developed symptoms Nov.
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Here's Everything Experts Say You Need To Know About Bird Flu
That report evaluated the blood serum of people who worked on dairy farms that had bird flu outbreaks and found that 14.3 ...
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The next big pandemic? Avian flu takes a worrying step closer to humans
OPINION: Avian flu, once limited to birds, is adapting to infect mammals, raising concerns about a new pandemic risk. With ...
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As California Taps Pandemic Stockpile for Bird Flu, Officials Keep Close Eye on Spending
California health officials began providing protective clothing to farmworkers months before the state’s first bird flu ...
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Eggs Harder To Come By In Colorado, Some Blame New Cage-Free Law
Many Coloradans have noticed an egg shortage, and some are blaming a new state law requiring big egg producers to go ...
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Washington coast avian flu outbreak devastated Caspian terns, jumped to seals
"This Caspian tern event was the first big marine environment avian flu outbreak for Washington. It caused a significant, punctuated mortality for the Caspian terns, which were already a species ...
Inside Canada's chaotic response to avian flu
“That was a big problem because now it was early April ... They tested the foam on a barn full of birds that had been exposed to avian flu but had not yet tested positive. The experiment, ...
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The last of Colorado’s dairy cows infected with bird flu have been released from quarantine
The highly contagious avian flu – also called H5 bird flu or highly ... However, Baldwin hypothesized that a big reason the disease spread so rapidly between dairy herds was due to shared ...