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Bird flu forced 30M chickens to be culled across nine states so far this year
So far, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed a staggering 41 outbreaks this year that struck down entire egg-laying flocks in Arizona, California, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, ...
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MA turkey hunting season begins soon: MassWildlife warns hunters to watch out for bird flu
Ahead of spring turkey hunting season, Massachusetts officials are warning hunters to watch out for bird flu. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a disease caused by viruses found in wild birds and ...
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How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...
Cracking The Myths: The Truth About Avian Flu, Egg Safety And What Consumers Should Know
With help from Cameron Whitehead, Pete & Gerry’s COO, we’ve identified and busted five bird flu myths to help you make an ...
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Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. Now, in just over a year ...
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Americans don't think bird flu is a threat, study suggests
A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and preventing a ...