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As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
Bird flu poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...
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How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...
Scientists Warn Bird Flu Could Become A Pandemic ‘Far Sooner’ Than People Think
Robert Redfield, a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), warned that it is "not a question ...
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How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Initially identified in China in 1996, the first major outbreak of H5 family avian flu occurred in North America in 2014-2015. This 2014 outbreak was caused by the H5N8 strain, a close relative of ...
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Roundup: Immigration crackdown hinders bird flu prevention in U.S.
SACRAMENTO, United States, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Fear of deportation prevents foreign farmworkers in the United States from seeking medical care, undermining critical efforts to prevent a potential ...
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Brazil’s exports of poultry products surpass expectations in Q1
Brazilian exports of poultry products (chicken, eggs, and genetic material) surpassed expectations in the first quarter of ...
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Trump Administration Shifts Strategy on Avian Flu
This North American lineage HPAI H7N9 virus was genetically unrelated to the Asian lineage HPAI H7N9 viruses reported in China. A USDA bird flu response plan, updated in May 2017 during Trump’s ...