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Bird flu may be a respiratory virus, but it still spreads through ground traffic. The shoes people wear every day could ...
Emphasis on biosecurity, rapid response and vaccine research are areas continuing to receive government funding and focus in ...
Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu.
Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...
One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...
Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the ...
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...
In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther ...
Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.
To test the effectiveness of the new policy, hospital staff compared the frequency of tests being ordered, the time to obtain test results, and the time to initiate treatment for positive test results ...
Cumberland Council has reiterated the advice recently issued by DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) after a ‘marked increase’ in cases of avian influenza (AI ...