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New COVID variant detected in California and several other states as U.S. government downgrades use of vaccines

Stanford scientists detect new COVID variant in California as U.S. moves to tighten vaccine access

A new and highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus, known as NB.1.8.1, has been detected in California and several other U.S. states, prompting concern among public health experts as the federal government moves to restrict access to updated COVID-19 vaccines.

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Bird flu in California is slowing down--state officials

SACRAMENTO, California — The bird flu outbreak that has been ripping through California farms since August is starting to abate, state health and agriculture officials said Wednesday, heralding “good news” in a health crisis that has sent egg prices soaring nationwide.

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Bird flu strain H5N9 reported for the first time in US Poultry

he United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu on a duck farm in California, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) on Monday.

H5N9 is a rare subtype of the influenza A virus that can cause highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. It's a reassortment strain that originated from the H5N1, H7N9, and H9N2 subtypes.

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