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Bird flu alert in Canada as teen tests positive; officials launch investigation
While human infections are uncommon, recent cases in humans with no known animal exposure have rais…
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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans
Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…
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Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.
Store-bought milk may contain genetic fragments of H5N1 bird flu virus, but a former surgeon genera…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission
Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…
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Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US
The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds …
ANI
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Experts are warning the owner of a TikTok-famous emu against kissing and cuddling the bird after she said he had avian flu, calling it 'extremely dangerous'
The owner of the TikTok famous Emmanuel the Emu, Taylor Blake, recently revealed that he had Avian …
Michele Theil
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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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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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What to know about H5N1 bird flu in humans as a girl dies in Cambodia and her father tests positive
The strain of bird flu that killed the girl, H5N1, can transmit between humans but it's rare, exper…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Bird flu has led to the deaths of more than 50 million farm birds and sickened dozens of mammals. 3 charts show whether humans should be worried.
A nasty version of bird flu has been killing chickens, turkeys, wild birds, and even some mammals a…
Hilary Brueck
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Scientists find 18 more viruses from China's wet markets
The origins of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far resulted in 253.6 million cases o…
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India's double mutant COVID-19 variant has spread in 'at least 17 countries', says WHO
The double mutant Covid variant -- identified as B1617 -- that was first detected in India, has spr…
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The Delta variant is fueling school outbreaks in Israel, leading the country's cases to tick up
Vaccinated Israelis may now need to quarantine if they've been exposed to the Delta variant, offici…
Aria Bendix
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Zoonotic diseases need to be curbed to prevent outbreaks like COVID-19: UN
She said meat production has increased by 260 per cent in 50 years, agriculture has intensified, in…
PTI
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Experts warn the explosion in backyard chicken farming could spark disease outbreaks
Inexperienced chicken farmers can spread diseases that kill millions of birds a year and even threa…
Emma Penrod
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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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4 coronavirus variants can make people sicker or spread faster, including the Delta variant first found in India. Here's what variants are, and why experts are so concerned about them.
Coronavirus "variants of concern" include the Delta coronavirus variant first found in India, which…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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These Are Some Of The Scariest Emerging Viruses Around The World
"In the context of infectious diseases, there is nowhere in the world from which we are remote and …