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New COVID ‘FLiRT’ variants show virus isn’t going away
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoThe most recent dominant variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are part of a group...
Should you be worried about bird flu? Here are 5 things to know about the virus
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAs a new virus takes center stage at the heart of a global outbreak, it’s easy to get flashbacks of...
Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: 70 People In Colorado Monitored For Illness, Local Officials Say
Forbes· 21 hours agoHere’s the latest news about a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu that started in 2020, and recently...
Infected blood still used in UK after virus screening began
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoCaz Challis was infected with hepatitis C after being given transfusions of contaminated blood [BBC]...
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Cows. Little Is Known About Farmworkers.
Barrons.com· 10 hours agoOnly one U.S. dairy farmworker has tested positive for the virus, known as H5N1, though there have...
How to Stop Bird Flu from Becoming the Next Pandemic
Time via AOL· 6 hours agoIf H5N1 turns into a full-blown pandemic, we are currently in chapter one. To prevent chapter two from becoming a reality, the most important tool in our...
Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9...
Fortune· 1 hour agoThe good news is—for now, at least—public health experts don’t see this latest bout of avian influenza evolving into the likes of the coronavirus pandemic. Fortune spoke with a trio of epidemiologists ...
Cows have human flu receptors, study shows, raising stakes on bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle
CNN via AOL· 2 hours agoCows have the same kinds of gateways into their cells as humans and birds, a new study shows. The...
Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Coachella; no human cases reported
The Desert Sun· 5 hours agoMosquito traps in Coachella turned up batches of the insects carrying West Nile virus, prompting...
Bird flu is bad for poultry and dairy cows. It’s not a dire threat for most of us — yet
Boston Herald· 7 hours agoHeadlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has...