Bird Flu

Bird Flu Has Killed Dozens Of Dairy Cows In 5 States, Report Says

Bird Flu Has Killed Dozens Of Dairy Cows In 5 States, Report Says

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Sarah Carter

Topline Here’s the latest news about a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that started in 2020, and recently spread among cattle ...

Mexico man dies of bird flu strain never before detected in humans

Mexico man dies of bird flu strain never before detected in humans

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Sarah Carter

A man’s death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in ...

Why the discovery of H5N1 bird flu in mice is so alarming

Why the discovery of H5N1 bird flu in mice is so alarming

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Sarah Carter

Although USDA have not released any information about how the mice contracted the virus, scientists suspect the creatures lived on a farm, ...

US poised to invest millions in mRNA bird flu vaccine amid H5N1 scare

US poised to invest millions in mRNA bird flu vaccine amid H5N1 scare

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Sarah Carter

In past influenza pandemics, including the Swine Flu outbreak in 2009, vaccines were often delayed until after the initial waves had already ...

H5N1 virus in latest human case has mutated, officials say

H5N1 virus in latest human case has mutated, officials say

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Sarah Carter

Testing of the latest human case of bird flu has revealed a “notable” mutation in the virus, officials have said.  The case, ...

US cow-derived H5N1 virus flown to Porton Down under strict security for UK testing

US cow-derived H5N1 virus flown to Porton Down under strict security for UK testing

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Sarah Carter

DEFRA’s involvement in particular has raised concerns among some experts because its principal role is to promote British farm produce.  The agency ...

What the US bird flu outbreak means for the UK

What the US bird flu outbreak means for the UK

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Sarah Carter

A strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, that has killed millions of wild birds in recent years has been ...

Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows

Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows

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Sarah Carter

“The flu can be spread by faecal-oral routes, and so it’s not an impossible scenario that chickens who are infected with H5N1 ...

‘This could be 100 times worse than Covid’: Bird flu warning from scientists who say HALF of infections with H5N1 in people are fatal – as White House says it’s ‘monitoring’ the situation

‘This could be 100 times worse than Covid’: Bird flu warning from scientists who say HALF of infections with H5N1 in people are fatal – as White House says it’s ‘monitoring’ the situation

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Sarah Carter

A bird flu pandemic could be ‘100 times worse than Covid’ and kill up to half of everyone it infects, experts have warned ...