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Avian Flu Wiped Out Poultry. Now the Screwworm Is Coming for Beef.
The parasitic fly that attacks warm-blooded animals was eliminated from the United States in the 1960s, but it’s creeping ...
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H5N1 found in dairy cattle retains preference for infecting birds, representing low risk to humans
H5N1 avian influenza virus was first found infecting cattle in 2024, though its risk of adapting to infect and spread through ...
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Vaccination is reshaping the avian influenza crisis
HPAI is more than an animal health crisis: it is a global emergency destabilizing agriculture, food security, trade and ...
Immunity to seasonal flu protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets, research reveals
The fatality rate for H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in humans has historically been high, with more than half of ...
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New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild
The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ...
How the biggest egg producer in Arizona is rebuilding after being hit with bird flu
BUCKEYE, Ariz. — The largest egg producer in Arizona is bringing in new chickens for the first time since the farm was devastated by bird flu. To see them, though, is no small feat. Hickman's family ...