New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists ...
Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...
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It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild
That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...
Dead ducks wash up on Indiana beach, with residents urged to avoid shoreline
Residents are being asked to avoid an Indiana beach after dozens of dead ducks washed up on shore this week. According to officials in Whiting, the incident occurred at Whihala Beach, where more than ...
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US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu
More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture. The disease ...
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Confirmed avian flu case in the Falklands; Stanley becomes control zone until November 23
while one dead bird does not reach the threshold of suspicion for avian influenza, birds that are not usually found in the Falkland Islands are routinely swabbed for surveillance. Unfortunately ...