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Bird flu alert in Canada as teen tests positive; officials launch investigation

While human infections are uncommon, recent cases in humans with no known animal exposure have rais…

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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening more human transmission

Pigs are mixing bowls for bird flu and human flu viruses, increasing the risk of mutations that hel…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US

The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds …

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WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India! H9N2 virus detected in a four-year child in West Bengal

The World Health Organisation has confirmed the human case of bird flu in India, after the H9N2 vir…

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Cows are now spreading bird flu to each other — here's why that's problematic for humans

Avian influenza H5N1 has spread to US cattle, raising concerns about its potential to infect mammal…

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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms

The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.

Store-bought milk may contain genetic fragments of H5N1 bird flu virus, but a former surgeon genera…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served …

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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A new study suggests a culprit in bird flu's rapid spread through US cattle, and how to stop it

Raw milk is a hazard to cows, workers, and consumers, a new study suggests. There a few things dair…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus

The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission

Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…

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What you need to know about eating meat, dairy, and eggs during the bird flu outbreak, according to a food safety expert

Avian flu has been detected in multiple US states. A food safety expert explained how you should th…

Julia Pugachevsky   


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Climate crisis is helping spread deadly mosquito viruses in the US

Mosquito-borne illnesses like triple E and West Nile are rising due to climate change and travel.

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A prison inmate in a pre-release work program was the first recorded human case of the bird flu in the US

The virus outbreak is highly contagious to birds — so much so that almost 27 million chickens and t…

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Flu season has started early — these charts show where infections are rising fastest in the US

Flu season is off to an early start again this year. While cases are rising across the US, southern…

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The worst bird-flu outbreak in US history is 'wiping out everything in numbers we've never seen before.' Here's what you need to know.

The new, more contagious bird-flu virus, H5N1, has decimated wild-bird populations and contributed …

Bethany Dawson   


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The US is releasing doses of flu medicine from the national stockpile amid a surge in cases

Flu season continues to thrash the US. The government is now allowing states to access the national…

Sarah Braner   


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Japan killed 17 million chickens amid an outbreak of bird flu. Now it's running out of space to bury them.

Birds are culled to prevent the risk of the virus infecting other animals and humans, which in turn…

Huileng Tan   


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Our 2 kids co-sleep with us. We never turn them away.

Our two kids co-sleep with us. They start the night in their rooms, but always end up in our bed. W…

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Bird flu has led to the deaths of more than 50 million farm birds and sickened dozens of mammals. 3 charts show whether humans should be worried.

A nasty version of bird flu has been killing chickens, turkeys, wild birds, and even some mammals a…

Hilary Brueck