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No, we're not 'one mutation away' from an H5N1 bird flu pandemic. Here are the facts
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...
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H5N1: How worried should we be?
H5N1 remains a major threat to poultry and wild bird populations, leading to large-scale culling of domestic fowl in many ...
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
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New Study Says Domestic Cats Need To Be Evaluated More For HPAI H5N1 Implications
The report echoes calls by other scientists to ramp up the surveillance of felines, which are susceptible to the virus and ...
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USDA enrolls 15 more states in H5N1 milk testing program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, ...
The political significance of the first death from H5N1 “bird flu” in the US
The first human death from H5N1 in the United States is an event of historical significance, laying bare the destructive ...
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Is there a vaccine for H5N1? What we know as first person with severe case of bird flu died in United States
The H5N1 bird flu has been reported to have caused the death of a patient in Louisiana. Such a case poses a significant threat to public health and can be considered an important stage in combating ...
11 people in Oakland County had contact with H5N1-infected backyard flock, 2 are now sick
Two people are sick in Oakland County and nine others are being monitored after they had contact with H5N1 bird flu from an ...
More than 100 birds culled at Waterford park for H5N1 bird flu
More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some tested ...
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Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk
Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin ...
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NIH officials assess threat of H5N1
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health ...
Mongolian horses are contracting H5N1 under the radar, says new study
It is possible that horses were forced to feed on the carcasses of dead birds, the natural carriers of H5N1, as much of ...