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Avian Flu Is Rapidly Spreading Across Antarctica
A deadly strain of H5N1, commonly known as avian flu, has been found in birds across the Antarctic peninsula. Scientists are worried about the devastating impact the virus could have on wildlife.
Move Over, H5N1—Another Bird Flu Strain Has Arrived in the U.S.
The most well-known HPAI subtype circulating today is H5N1. Since early 2024, H5N1 has been causing outbreaks among cows ...
Avian influenza H5N1 in subantarctic region raise alert level for Australian islands
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu travelled 6,600 kilometres over the sea to Kerguelen Island, which is just 440km from ...
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Avian Influenza confirmed in Bird Island; South Georgia introduces stringent bio-security measures
The scavenger brown skuas populations on Bird Island, South Georgia Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI ... is one of the most closely monitored seabird and seal colonies in the world ...
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Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children
Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.
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How the U.S. bird flu epidemic has taken flight, which pets are most at risk and what we can do
Where does our avian flu epidemic come from? Commercial, large-scale poultry farming and migrating birds squeezed into ...
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An aerosol test for airborne bird flu
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a ...
Would Connecticut be ready for an avian flu pandemic?
Most of those infections have been seen in wild bird populations, with two known instances of backyard poultry flocks ...
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Trump Administration Shifts Strategy on Avian Flu
Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine. Major poultry and dairy organizations back vaccine use to control the virus. The Trump administration is rolling out a new ...
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Egg prices shot up 15% in January as retailers limit customer purchases
The spike in egg prices last month underscores the devastating impact of avian flu, which killed more than 40 million egg-laying birds last year. Including ducks and chickens, 148 million birds ...
Biosecurity Product Targets $3.2B Avian Influenza Crisis:
Enviro Tech Secures EPA Registration for PeraGuard® AH to Combat Avian Influenza* Patented Granular Formulation Expands Your Zone of Protection. MODESTO, CALIFORNIA / ...