Avian Flu

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  Linda Anfuso

  

  H5N1 is infecting millions of animals. If it crosses over to humans, it will be far worse than COVID

  Salon - Troy Farah

  Public health experts are continuing to raise the alarm about a highly contagious avian disease that has quickly spread across the globe. The virus — known as H5N1 or colloquially, bird flu — has been causing significant problems over the past year, spawning a "panzootic," or a pandemic among …

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  Linda Anfuso

  

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving Lives, Protecting People

  cdc.gov

  Although bird flu viruses mainly infect and spread among wild migratory water birds and domestic poultry, some bird flu viruses can infect and spread …

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  Linda Anfuso

  

  Bird flu outbreak: Worcester rescue centre 'heartbroken' after culling infected swans

  birminghammail.co.uk - Alexander Brock

  Several birds have had to be culled in Worcestershire following an outbreak at a swan sanctuary, leaving its staff 'heartbroken' and …

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  Linda Anfuso

  

  'Tip of the iceberg': World's first 'human infection' of bird flu strain reported

  Yahoo News - Tom Flanagan and AFP

  Russia has reported the world's first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans. The World Health Organisation has …

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  Linda Anfuso

  

  Russia logs first human case of AH5N8 bird flu

  DW English - Deutsche Welle

  Health authorities say they have alerted the World Health Organization after seven workers at a poultry farm in southern Russia tested positive …

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  Linda Anfuso

  

  Bird Flu: Bar-headed Geese Worst Hit in Himachal's Pong Dam Wetlands

  news18.com - News18

  The worst-affected species is one of world's highest-altitude fliers, the bar-headed goose, an endangered species that regularly descend in …