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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 ...
Bird flu poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
More than 100 federal scientists who track bird flu, including vaccine and food safety experts, have been laid off. This ...
Why were 30,000 eggs used at White House egg roll when there is a bird flu, egg crisis?
The White House used 30,000 real eggs for the Easter egg roll on the South Lawn. Will that affect egg supply or prices?
Bird flu, expensive egg prices drive demand for chicks from Sunnyside, other Wisconsin hatcheries
Many Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and ...
West Nile bird testing suspended in Illinois to prevent bird flu spread
With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...
A look at egg prices and where the fight against avian flu is
Today, we look at eggs and the rise of avian flu that began in 2023. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, in March, the ...
Doctors: How likely is it that bird flu will spread to humans on a mass scale?
Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...
Cracking The Myths: The Truth About Avian Flu, Egg Safety And What Consumers Should Know
With help from Cameron Whitehead, Pete & Gerry’s COO, we’ve identified and busted five bird flu myths to help you make an ...
Bird flu and expensive egg prices drive demand for chicks from Wisconsin hatcheries
Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and increasing ...
Poland to implement tougher measures to contain bird flu
The European Commission has approved a series of measures proposed by Poland to contain the spread of bird flu, the Polish ...
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Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...