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Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn't reaching them
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoScientists warn the virus could mutate to spread from person to person like the seasonal flu, which...
Mexican Truck Drivers Sue Over Misclassification as Farmworkers
Bloomberg Law· 1 hour agoA group of Mexican truck drivers is accusing a California farm labor contractor of deliberately misclassifying them as field laborers in order to avoid paying them the higher prevailing wages ...
Give the Salton Sea — and the farmworkers who call it home — a fighting chance
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGive the Salton Sea — and the farmworkers who call it home a fighting chance The Salton Sea –...
WHO Identifies First Person To Die From Bird Flu Strain | KNST AM 790
iHeartRadio· 10 hours agoThe man, who had several underlying health conditions, was hospitalized with a fever, shortness of...
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, states
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoDairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an...
1st fatal human case of bird flu subtype confirmed in Mexico: WHO
ABC News· 16 hours agoIt is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 strain of bird flu, or avian influenza,...
San Joaquin County farmworkers pick cherries while battling high temps
CBS News· 2 days agoIn San Joaquin County the heat is beaming down on everyone, including those who put food on our...
Mexico Death Linked to Bird Flu Strain Never Before Seen in Humans
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 17 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- A man in Mexico died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn’t been...
WHO confirms 1st human death of bird flu strain H5N2
FOX News Chicago· 6 hours agoThe U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that the bird flu was found in beef for the first time. Infectious disease expert, Peter Chin-Hong, joins...
Will Electric Vehicle Mandate Be A Roadblock To Safe Commutes For California Farmworkers?
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoIt took years for CalVans to get its vehicles on the road legally. The Central Valley transit agency, conceived after a 1999 crash that killed 13 farmworkers, leases strictly ...