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Raw milk and wild birds: How the bird flu strain raising alarm in the US could enter Europe
A strain of bird flu that has jumped from animals to people in the United States could find its way to Europe, EU scientists ...
American Council on Science and Health7hOpinion
Dangerous Gamble: U.S. Abandons Bird Flu Vaccine Preparedness
The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...
H5N1 bird flu outbreak in South Africa: How dangerous is it, and what are the symptoms?
South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...
University steps up search for disease-spreading threats
The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching ...
EU keeps racing pigeons tethered as bird flu ruffles feathers
Despite pleas from pigeon fanciers, the EU isn’t loosening its grip on avian flu rules just yet, keeping racing pigeons ...
Bird Flu is far from over: Why the worst could be yet to come
Bird flu continues to spread quickly through the U.S. farm system because that system is inherently a viral playground.
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The U.S. must invest in mRNA vaccines against pandemic influenza viruses now
If we don’t invest in technologies like mRNA vaccines for pandemic influenza now, once a virus starts going human-to-human, ...
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USDA Reports Increased Biosecurity Assessments and Dropping Egg Prices in Bird Flu Update
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...
Deadliest Viruses on Earth in the Past, Present and Future
Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...