Bird flu hits Montgomery County
What we know – and don’t know – about a new strain of bird flu reported in Merced County
Most of the bird flu cases reported so far in the U.S. have belonged to an influenza subtype known as HPAI H5N1. The newly reported subtype in Merced County is called “HPAI H5N9.” Although H5N9 has been reported before in the U.S., this was the first time it was reported as “highly pathogenic.”
Researchers have stressed that bird flu still poses a minimal risk to the general public, though that may change as the virus ...
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H5N9 is “not commonly seen in poultry in general,” says Eman Anis, assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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Over 1 billion chicken wings are estimated be eaten during the Super Bowl this Sunday. Will the recent 'bird flu' cases ...
In December more than 100,000 birds, nearly all of them chickens, were killed at the Cullman County farm and a backyard flock ...
Q&A: From people avoiding wild birds to farmers protecting their animals, Kent State epidemiologist Dr. Tara Smith shares ...
Person-to-person transmission remains rare, but Dr. David Hirschwerk provides insight into how to protect yourself from Avian ...
Last month, a flock of birds in southern Rhode Island was euthanized after they were found to be infected with H5N1 avian influenza. While the threat to public health is considered to be low, Dr.
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More than 100 dead birds found along lakefront beaches; avian flu suspectedAs it mutates, the bird flu has seemingly been able to infect other bird species, pets, other kinds of animals and, on rare ...
A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of ...
This op-ed argues that to fight avian flu and other animal-borne illnesses, we need to overhaul our food system.
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