Bird Flu Cases May be Spreading From Cat Owners to Their Pets
Emails show concerns about potential human-to-pet transmission, with cases in cats now confirmed in multiple states.
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
The UK government said on Tuesday that cases of bird flu had been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in Yorkshire, hours after it increased the risk level of the disease from medium to high.
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,
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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be bad.
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on 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.
Pig infected with bird flu for first time in US, health officials confirm
A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).The infected pig was from a backyard farming operation that had a "mix of poultry and livestock,
First case of bird flu detected in pig, USDA reports in long-feared development
For the first time, a bird flu infection has been detected in a pig, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is reporting
UK raises risk level of bird flu to high from medium
Britain increased the risk level of bird flu from medium to high after two different strains of the virus, H5N5 and H5N1, were detected in wild birds in the country over the autumn, according to a government update on Tuesday.
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.
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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 ...
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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening human transmission
A bird flu virus has jumped one species closer to a human outbreak. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in ...
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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Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater
H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in wastewater collected from a plant in Carson. L.A. County public health ...
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H5N1 bird flu found in U.S. swine for first time
CHICAGO >> H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the ...
H5N1 bird flu detected in pig for the first time in the US
H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US for the first time, sparking concern that the virus could become better at ...