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A Brand New Hybrid Bird Flu In China Has Scientists Worried
An increase in new bird flu viruses being detected in humans could be a result of the Chinese gover…
Jennifer Welsh
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China reports first human infection with H10N3 strain of bird flu in the world
The patient, a 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang city, is currently in a stable condition and meets…
PTI
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China Reports Third New Bird Flu Strain To Jump To Humans This Year
This could be because the Chinese government has increased surveillance for avian flu infections af…
Jennifer Welsh
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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus
The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms
The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The world is taking precautions to prevent another bird flu epidemic - here's what you need to know
Transmission to humans is rare, but it can happen. People who catch it usually have had direct cont…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Swans are spinning in circles, bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe
The disease is not believed to pose a threat to humans, and there is currently no suggestion it cou…
Will Martin
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A prison inmate in a pre-release work program was the first recorded human case of the bird flu in the US
The virus outbreak is highly contagious to birds — so much so that almost 27 million chickens and t…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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How The Deadly New Bird Flu Is Spreading Across China
Unlike H5N1, birds can be infected with the H7N9 virus and show no symptoms. Since officials don't …
Dina Spector
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Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, China is now also fighting deadly bird flu
However, the outbreak is a cause for concern because the contagion is often fatal, with a 60% morta…
Paulina Cachero
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The Frightening Story Of A Man Who Bought A Chicken And Then Died Of Bird Flu
Chickens are pictured on the floor of a food market in downtown Shanghai, April 5, 2013. Chinese au…
Jennifer Welsh
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A new study suggests a culprit in bird flu's rapid spread through US cattle, and how to stop it
Raw milk is a hazard to cows, workers, and consumers, a new study suggests. There a few things dair…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The worst bird-flu outbreak in US history is 'wiping out everything in numbers we've never seen before.' Here's what you need to know.
The new, more contagious bird-flu virus, H5N1, has decimated wild-bird populations and contributed …
Bethany Dawson
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The New Bird Flu Could Be Way More Widespread Than Tests Are Showing
This is especially important for the 520 people that the WHO is monitoring for infection. These peo…
Jennifer Welsh
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A Hospital Employee Broke The H7N9 Bird Flu News Over China's Twitter
And on March 6, someone posted on Weibo, "Ask the hospital to tell the truth." The anonymous postin…
Jennifer Welsh
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A leading bird flu expert says this 'nasty' outbreak is here to stay: 'There's something different about this virus'
Bird flu expert Richard Webby says the H5N1 virus killing poultry at an alarming rate 'is most defi…