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Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, 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 ...
Explainer: What is bird flu, and why is Brazil's first case on a commercial farm concerning?
Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, on Friday reported its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza - also ...
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 pandemic.
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Bird flu forced 30M chickens to be culled across nine states so far this year
This year, 30 million chickens have been culled across nine states as a result of bird flu outbreaks. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post ... Since April 2024, 70 human cases of bird flu have ...
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Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu
“This does appear to be a case of closing the barn door ... Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say. Bird Flu Kills Pet Cats: Two cats in New York City died after being infected ...