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Cow-derived avian flu can infect pigs but doesn't spread among them, preprint suggests
Pigs are moderately susceptible to infection with a bovine-derived H5N1 avian influenza virus but don't spread it to other ...
We're Infectious Disease Experts. Here's How Soon Bird Flu Could Cause A Pandemic.
Every infectious disease expert advised against letting you or your pet consume raw milk, because bird flu virus has been ...
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Herding cats: It’s past time to include pets in disease surveillance
These veterinarians, flu scientists, and biosecurity experts are watching with growing concern the rise in H5N1 avian ...
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Pathogenicity and transmission of bovine-derived HPAI H5N1 B3.13 in pigs
A new study published in bioRxiv examines the pathogenicity and transmissibility of the bovine-derived HPAI H5N1 B3.13 virus in pigs. The HPAI H5N1 virus has been detected in dairy cattle, with ...
Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.
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Innovative Biosensor, Vaccine Help Farmers Cope With Bird Flu
A new low-cost sensor that detects airborne H5N1 avian flu in under five minutes sounds mighty good as bird flu continues to ...
The Washington Post10d
H5N1 is spreading. America is not ready.
With egg prices spiking due to bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced steps last week to control the H5N1 virus, such as increasing financial relief for farmers with affected ...
USA Today23d
As bird flu continues to spread, is there a vaccine for humans?
Since the summer, the U.S. has begun preparing about 10 million doses of a vaccine that they think will be effective against H5N1 bird flu ... in the country’s mink industry.