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A New Bird Flu Death Is Making Experts Uneasy
Time Magazine· 18 hours agoThe threat of bird flu to humans appears to be growing. As outbreaks of H5N1—a dangerous strain of avian influenza—continue to affect cows in the U.S.,...
The World Got Lucky With the Previous Flu Pandemic
The Atlantic· 57 minutes agoOf the known flu pandemics, 2009’s took the fewest lives; during the H1N1 pandemic that preceded it, which began in 1918, a flu virus ...
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, states
Oregon Capital Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoDairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an...
1st human to contract H5N2 bird flu dies: What to know about symptoms
The Today Show via AOL· 14 hours agoThree people in US and Australian child infected with bird flu. What are the symptoms in humans?...
Exclusive-Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states
Reuters via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoDairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers...
Minnesota cow herd tests positive for bird flu; "Pasteurized dairy products remain safe to consume,"...
CBS News· 21 hours agoLab tests have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a dairy herd in Benson County, the...
Avian flu found in Iowa dairy herd
The Center Square· 22 hours agoIt is not thought to be a threat to humans, and there are no known human cases in Iowa, according to the department. “Given the spread of Highly...
With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?
Salon.com· 2 days agoBird flu (or avian influenza) is a bird disease caused by specific types of influenza virus. Indeed,...
First human death from bird flu subtype is recorded in Mexico, officials say
Los Angeles Times· 19 hours agoThe first deadly human case of a subtype of bird flu has been confirmed in Mexico, the World Health...
Scientists Preparing Bird Flu Vaccines For Humans in Case of Pandemic
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoSo far, there is no evidence that that is..., there are questions over how effective they'd be against the latest strains of bird flu, and how quickly we could scale up production ...