H5N1 bird flu found in U.S. swine for 1st time

H5N1 bird flu identified in pig for first time in United States
H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The USDA and Oregon veterinary officials are investigating bird flu cases in a backyard farming operation that had a mix of poultry and livestock,
H5N1 bird flu found in a pig in the U.S. for the first time
A pig in Oregon has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday. It's the first time the virus has been detected in swine in the United States. Test results are pending for two other pigs found on the farm in Crook County,
US Detects H5N1 Bird Flu in a Pig for the First Time
CHICAGO (Reuters) - H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
H5N1 bird flu detected in a pig for the first time, raising concerns
The USDA said there is no risk to the nation's pork supply from the Oregon case. The risk to the public from bird flu remains low.
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Last week eastern Washington farm workers tested positive for bird flu after being in close contact with sick poultry. A pig in Oregon tested positive this week.
H5N1 bird flu virus discovered in pigs
Oregon state and federal officials are investigating positive H5N1 bird flu cases at a farm after the virus was detected in a pig in the U.S. for the first time. USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratories detected the virus in a pig at the farm on Tuesday and poultry last week,
Turkey reports bird flu outbreak on poultry farm, WOAH says
Turkey has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian influenza on a poultry farm for the first time in over a year, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
Experts Reveal What The Pig With Bird Flu in Oregon Really Signifies
The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.
Bird flu detected in pigs – here’s why virologists are concerned
In many ways, the initial reports of this case are – against the backdrop of a continuing viral outbreak that has devastated seabird colonies around the world, caused huge die-offs of sea lions and led to the emergence of an entirely new disease of US dairy cattle – pretty innocuous.
3 people with H5N1 bird flu spent time in Oregon, but officials say there’s no public health risk
Officials said there was little risk to public health because the H5N1 bird flu is unlikely to spread between humans.
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