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Is the US prepared for a possible bird flu pandemic? What we know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs health officials continue to track and manage one of the largest bird flu outbreaks in recorded...
Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people. Scientists have been keeping tabs on...
WHO's top scientist sounds alarm about bird flu and need for vaccine development
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWorld Health Organization’s top scientist said this week the recent bird flu outbreak is of “great...
Bird flu in humans, explained
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAfter a dairy worker in Texas was infected with a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, disease trackers worry the recent outbreak among cattle could...
Brookings company looks to build bird flu vaccine
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Brookings company hopes a flu vaccine for turkeys might eventually help protect multiple species from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza strains like...
CDC Confirms Human Case of Bird Flu in Texas—What Does This Mean for Public Health?
Health via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA dairy worker in Texas has tested positive for avian influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and...
If bird flu starts to spread among people, existing vaccines may be inadequate, experts say
NBC Universal via AOL· 11 months agoScientists have long worried about a bird flu pandemic. Experts say vaccines in the U.S. stockpile...
Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn her three decades of working with elephant seals, Dr. Marcela Uhart had never seen anything like...
How Spain became Europe's largest pork producer
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoSpanish villages were promised that pork production would revitalize Spain’s rural communities, but it hasn’t turned out that way for some areas like...
Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia fight African swine fever, ask for help
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoAn outbreak of the African swine fever has forced pig breeders in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia to cull thousands of pigs since June and is putting pressure on governments to compensate farmers ...