bird flu
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H5N1: What to know about the bird flu cases in cows, goats and peopleBird flu in cows and goats has raised alarm in the U.S. To date, four people are thought to have caught the virus from cattle, but the risk to the general public is low.
By Nicoletta Lanese Last updated
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4th person catches bird flu from cows, this time in ColoradoA fourth person in the U.S. has caught bird flu after working with infected cows on a farm.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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H5N1 bird flu can remain infectious in raw milk for at least an hour, study findsScientists found that contaminated milking equipment can harbor the H5N1 virus for more than an hour, increasing the risk of dairy farmers getting infected.
By Kristel Tjandra Published
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1st-known human case of H5N2 bird flu remains under investigationA man in Mexico died after catching the world's first laboratory-confirmed case of H5N2 bird flu in humans. However, authorities think he likely died of existing conditions, rather than the infection itself.
By Nicoletta Lanese Last updated
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'Increased evidence that we should be alert': H5N1 bird flu is adapting to mammals in 'new ways'New research in marine mammals suggests the virus is increasingly adapting to mammalian hosts.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptomsThis infection, tied to an ongoing outbreak in cows, is the first in the U.S. to cause respiratory symptoms, but not the first H5N1 case in the world to do so.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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H5N1 bird flu has spread to human from cow in 2nd probable case, CDC reportsA dairy worker in Michigan contracted an eye infection on a dairy farm where H5N1 had been identified in cows.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Person in Texas catches H5N1 bird flu in 1st probable case of cow-to-human transmissionThe patient is being treated with an antiviral drug and is believed to have been in contact with dairy cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza.
By Ben Turner Published
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21-year-old student dies of H5N1 bird flu in VietnamA man developed symptoms of fever earlier this month and tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
By Sascha Pare Published
