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Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...
The detection of H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) in a pig on an Oregon farm has again raised concerns specifically among ...
Canadian officials have announced that a teenager in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.
Meanwhile, a backyard pig in central Oregon’s Crook County was confirmed to have bird flu, representing the first known ...
The source of the H1N1 pandemic – also known as ‘swine ... This is because they have receptors for both avian and human flu viruses, allowing them to be infected by strains from different ...
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...
There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...