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Avian Influenza: Should You Take Down Bird Feeders?
Does avian influenza affect wild birds? Find out if you need to take down bird feeders. Plus learn the risk to backyard ...
Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This comes as the deadly pathogen rips through dairy herds and poultry flocks.
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Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...
California offering $25 gift cards to encourage bird flu testing
Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...
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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 ...
Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...
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 ...