How to protect hunters and domestic animals from bird flu
While the risk of HPAI infecting people is low, it is not zero. The virus can infect people, especially those who come into ...
Avian flu isn’t ‘one mutation away’ from becoming the next pandemic – yet
The H5N1 virus has a ways to go before it can successfully jump to humans but that it doesn’t reduce the threat it poses.
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Authorities warn of bird flu risks
Health authorities have warned people to take precautions while visiting livestock farms and not to drink raw milk to prevent them from contracting H5N1 avian influenza, now being found in ...
DEM reports bird flu detected in Washington County; 40 birds euthanized
Staff from DEM’s Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment’s Animal Health Unit humanely euthanized a flock of about 40 ...
Lehigh Valley is at epicenter of bird flu outbreak. Here’s what to know about health and consumer impacts
Large-scale mortality among snow geese has led the Pennsylvania Game Commission to declare Lehigh Valley the epicenter of a ...
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Bird Flu Basics From a Rutgers Health Infectious Disease Expert
David J. Cennimo, an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Rutgers New ...
Bird flu identified as cause of death in waterfowl across Indiana counties
Public health officials say avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been identified as the cause of death for waterfowl ...
Possible evidence of bird flu vaccinations driving virus evolution
A team of virologists, infectious disease specialists and pathobiologists affiliated with several institutions in China and ...
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Avian Influenza outbreak confirmed in multiple Indiana counties including Pike and Gibson
DNR reports waterfowl deaths, urges public caution and increased biosecurity measures The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza ...
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Bird flu and cats
Background: Several house cats fell ill, and some died, from the H5N1 bird flu, after consuming uncooked meat or ...
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Researchers are concerned by H5N1 bird flu’s ability to mutate, reassort
The spread of H5N1 into new species alarms researchers who say it could reassort in a new species, like pigs, leading to more ...
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Cases of deadly avian flu reported in Allen County waterfowl
Signs of avian flu in waterfowl include sudden death, lack of energy and appetite, nasal discharge, cough, sneezing, lack of ...