New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity
A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are ...
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Emerging and re-emerging animal viruses: Advances in diagnosis, pathogenesis and control strategies
Emerging and re-emerging viral infections pose a constant threat to animals. In recent years there is sudden increase in the number of emerging and ...
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House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health
A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, after eating raw food or drinking unpasteurized milk. Though there are no ...
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‘Bank on the fact’ that more pandemics are coming. Here’s why, and are we ready?
Nuzzo said. Animals to humans: Increasing zoonotic diseases At the core of pandemic probability is the increasing spread of zoonotic diseases — infectious diseases that can be transmitted from animals ...
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Rapid Spread of Infectious Disease in the Congo Could be From Contaminated Water
The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat ...
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Avian flu outbreaks in Queens spark further calls to shut down all overcrowded NYC wet markets
The resurgence of avian flu at two animal slaughter markets in Queens has renewed urgent calls to shut down densely packed ...
Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...