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As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
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The awful working conditions of factories that slaughter bird-flu-infected chickens
First we stuffed the chickens into plastic buckets. Then we’d turn on the gas and… suddenly there’d be this screech, this horrible, unearthly screech: ‘Giii! Giii!’ “I hear it even now…” There are ...
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Americans don't think bird flu is a threat, study suggests
A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...
You color, hide eggs for Easter. Farms like ours are struggling to provide them. | Opinion
Trump tariffs and ill-timed federal layoffs have made rural America – the heart of President Donald Trump's support ‒ less ...
Mexican child infected with H5N1 bird flu dies from respiratory complications
A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...
Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...
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Public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu could hinder preventive efforts
In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public ...
How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can ...
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Egg prices going down? A dozen eggs averaged $3 last week as costs decline
or bird flu, outbreak. Wholesale prices for graded loose eggs declined $0.26 last week, the USDA confirmed in its weekly egg market report published Friday. "The supply situation at grocery ...