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Bird flu strains: Where are they spreading around the globe

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Bird flu strains: Where are they spreading around the globe? Avian influenza, or bird flu, has public health officials on alert after an unprecedented spread in dairy cows in the United States this year. Four dairy workers have also tested positive in the country. Reuters Reuters
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Colorado Governor Polis issues disaster emergency declaration as new avian flu outbreak detected in Weld County

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Governor Polis issues disaster emergency declaration as new avian flu outbreak detected in Weld County Over 1.7 million birds in a Weld County commercial egg operation have to be destroyed to prevent the spread of avian flu. Paolo Zialcita Colorado Public Radio

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Bird flu traces found in California Bay area waste water.

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Signs of avian flu found in San Francisco wastewater Signs of H5N1 bird flu virus have been detected at three wastewater sites in California's Bay Area, according to sampling data. Medical Xpress

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While positive wastewater samples have been found in seven other states, California is the only one that has yet to report a in a herd of dairy cows.

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Bird flu information sources, podcasts, from the American Medical Association

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Bird flu news today: Avian flu symptoms in humans, CDC H5N1 milk warning and avian influenza vaccine | AMA Update Video | AMA (ama-assn.org)

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Scientists concerned about bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' because of surveillance gaps

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Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic 'unfolding in slow motion' Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen leading disease experts. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Finland to become first nation to start bird flu vaccinations for humans

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Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so. Reuters Reuters

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Unusual twist: Bird flu moved from dairy cows to poultry in Michigan--USDA

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USDA finds unusual twist: Bird flu moved from dairy cows to poultry in Michigan LANSING — A team of epidemiologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have traced the H5N1 viral spread in Michigan to a single herd of dairy cattle ... The Blade

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Bird flu emerges in Gabon for first case since 2022

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Gabon detects first case of bird flu since 2022 Gabon has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, for the first time since 2022 at a poultry market in the capital Libreville, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

 

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Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

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