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Trump administration staff cuts leave fewer experts to counter bird flu --sources

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Staff exodus at US farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

May 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration's push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks.
 
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Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic --study

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Spikes of Bird Flu in Cats Could Be a Warning of a Future Pandemic This needs to be monitored more closely. Jess Cockerill ScienceAlert
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Bird flu in U.S. is continuing to spread in animals

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Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the US. Here's what you need to know Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the U.S. Here's what you need to know about the current situation. ABC News ABC News

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected.

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Analysis: Trump administration's cost cutting, policies, hinders campaign against bird flu --experts

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The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications, according to interviews with more than a dozen scientists and federal officials.

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Bird flu: experts warn of possible pandemic as virus spreads to all 50 states

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Health experts are raising alarms as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads rapidly across US dairy farms. Since March 2024, the outbreak has affected over 1,000 dairy herds nationwide, leading to more than 70 human infections and at least one confirmed death.

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Bird flu HSN1 possible mutations increase danger to humans--scientists

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As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible pandemic. CBS News

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Bird flu reported in more U.S. dairy cows, WHO releases new surveillance guidance

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More H5N1 detections in US dairy cows and poultry; WHO unveils H5 surveillance guide In other H5N1 developments, the WHO releases surveillance guidance for human cases, and the USDA announces new funding to mitigate livestock diseases. CIDRAP
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UN FAO warns of "unprecedented" bird flu threat as virus jumps to mammals

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UN agency warns of ‘unprecedented’ bird flu threat as H5N1 virus jumps to mammals Food and Agriculture Organization warns of “serious impacts” on food production, rural jobs, local economies and prices to consumers. POLITICO
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Bird flu detected in Belgian cats; and more detections on U.S. poultry farms.

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Avian flu detected in Belgian cats as outbreaks continue on US poultry, dairy farms Belgian authorities last week reported the country’s first H5 avian flu detections in domestic cats, which lived on a poultry farm, and in the United States, more detections were confirmed in poultry and dairy cattle over the past few days. CIDRAP

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The world should prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic, experts warn

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The world should prepare now for a potential H5N1 flu pandemic, experts warn | CEPI The rapid spread and mutation of a deadly bird flu virus in the United States warrants urgent global action, say experts CEPIvaccines

The rapid spread and mutation of a deadly bird flu virus in the United States warrants urgent global action on pandemic preparedness to close dangerous gaps in the world’s ability to develop and deliver new protective vaccines, flu and disease outbreak specialists are warning.

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