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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...
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 –...
Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, states
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoDairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an...
San Joaquin County farmworkers pick cherries while battling high temps
CBS News· 1 day agoIn San Joaquin County the heat is beaming down on everyone, including those who put food on our...
WHO confirms 1st human death of bird flu strain H5N2
FOX News Chicago· 5 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...
1st fatal human case of bird flu subtype confirmed in Mexico: WHO
KABC 7 Los Angeles· 5 hours agoIt is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 strain of bird flu, or avian influenza,...
Mexico Death Linked to Bird Flu Strain Never Before Seen in Humans
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 16 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- A man in Mexico died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn’t been...
Federal extreme heat protections still aren’t in place for outdoor workers as U.S. braces for early...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 days agoOnly a few states like California, Oregon, Minnesota and Washington have mandated heat safety...
WHO confirms death in Mexico from a bird flu strain not seen before in humans
Market Watch· 16 hours agoThe WHO said it wasn’t clear how the person became infected, although H5N2 has been reported in...
Another Michigan dairy worker has bird flu, the third US case this year
KSAN - KLST San Angelo· 7 days agoThe risk to the public remains low, although farmworkers exposed to infected animals are at higher...