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Deadly H5N1 bird flu becomes an 'existential threat' to biodiversity worldwide
The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...
Q&A: Wildlife disease expert discusses avian flu, risks and prevention
With the advent of cases of avian flu in southern New England, and the rise in egg prices due to limited supply as a result, ...
Q&A: Bird flu basics from an infectious disease expert
The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in ...
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Avian Influenza: Prevention, Progress, and Public Health Priorities
To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and epidemiologist at Stamford Hospital. In this interview with Asha Shah, MD ...
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EU agencies track avian influenza variants on potential threat to humans
Two European regulators said on Wednesday they were tracking variants of the avian influenza virus due to the threat of the pathogen adapting to spread between humans and triggering future pandemics, ...
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Avian flu: Scientists monitor mutations that could facilitate human transmission
SANTIAGO / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Nearly a year after the first cases of avian flu were detected in US ... to stabilize itself for airborne transmission and to help it bind better to the cells ...
Wind-blown avian feces may be route of transmission for bird flu, infectious disease expert warns
Dr. Michael Osterholm says that the primary kind of birds impacted by the flu is migratory waterfowl, like geese and ducks, ...
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Bird flu has been spreading worldwide. What's the threat? Here's what the CDC recommends.
A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5 ... but it is important to note that no human-to human transmission has been reported. The CDC has confirmed there are 67 reported human ...