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California offering $25 gift cards to encourage bird flu testing
Dubbed the Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing or AFAST project, some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift ...
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 ...
Mexican child infected with H5N1 bird flu dies from respiratory complications
A 3-year-old girl from Durango, Mexico, has died from H5N1 Bird Flu, according to the World Health Organization. The child ...
California gives $25 gift cards to boost bird flu testing
Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage folks near farms to get tested for bird flu.
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 ...
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Why cats are so vulnerable to H5N1 bird flu
In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther ...
Scientists Found Bird Flu in Dairy Cows – Here’s Why That’s Terrifying
H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...
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Is the world heading towards a bird flu pandemic?
Fears the world is heading towards another pandemic are growing, as new data shows the spread of the deadly bird flu virus ...
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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 ...