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The scientists aiming to stay ahead of bird flu on dairy farms and prevent a human pandemicSo far, the only people to come down with bird flu got it from animals. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on how research is underway to keep bird flu from mutating into a form that could spread from person to person.
Over the past three years, avian influenza (H5N1) has spread around the U.S. and affected many species of birds and mammals, including humans. Experts at a recent webinar offered answers to common questions about the disease — how it spreads,
But RFK Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is planning to intervene and rescue the flock. He and Mehmet Oz, the former daytime TV host appointed by Trump as the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, have teamed up to bring the ostriches to Oz’s ranch in Florida.
An 11-year-old boy has died in Cambodia’s fourth fatality from bird flu this year. The Health Ministry said tests confirmed the boy in the western province of Kampong Speu died Tuesday of H5N1 avian influenza.
Brazil's Tocantins state said on Wednesday the agriculture ministry has ruled out an outbreak of bird flu on a local commercial farm, citing conclusive test results received from the ministry.
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Dan's Papers on MSNAfter Avian Flu Outbreak, Long Island’s Last Duck Farm RebuildsAfter euthanizing nearly 100,000 ducks following an avian flu outbreak, Crescent Duck Farm, a more-than-a-century-old business in Aquebogue and the last duck farm on Long Island, has taken a number of steps to resume operations.
After rebounding in recent decades due to conservation efforts, the number of once-imperiled peregrine falcons in the U.S. has been dropping again in some places due to the bird flu that has decimated other avian populations in recent years.
The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry on Friday updated the list of countries that have placed restrictions on chicken trade with Brazil, the world's largest exporter, after it confirmed its first case of bird flu on a commercial farm.