The first case of the strain jumping from wild birds was announced on March 25, 2024. Since then, the H5N1 strain infected 34 herds in nine states …
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Wild Birds
‘Highly pathogenic’ bird flu found in dolphin raises concerns – WTSP.com
Waterfowl migrating from Europe and Canada, as well as wild birds traveling down the Pacific Coast, might have been how the virus showed up in the …
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Photographer accidentally snaps rare bird in Oregon: ‘It’s mind-blowing’ – The Guardian
The species, which is native to east Asia, has only once before been spotted in this region, in 1997. But that sighting was rejected by the American …
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Feds testing ground beef sold where dairy cows were stricken by bird flu – CBS News
Widespread in wild birds, H5N1 has also infected poultry and dairy farms, along with barn cats. Cows infected with the virus, which is usually deadly …
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What to know about the new bird flu outbreak – The Washington Post
In recent years, H5N1 bird flu has become widespread among wild birds around the world and has spread to mammals like seals and squirrels. It can …
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Infectious-diseases expert discusses bird flu concerns – UW Medicine | Newsroom
Avian influenza H5N1 is a virus that mostly affects poultry and wild birds, but the U.S. outbreak of bird flu among dairy herds, and one …
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‘Save a budgie, have a flu vaccine’: How Australia is prepared for bird flu – The North West Star
Experts say that if the HPAI H5 strain of bird flu reaches Australia, chickens will be killed to save native wildlife.
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Analysis of cow, cat H5N1 avian flu samples raises concerns about spread to other animals
… wild birds and poultry products. Though wild–bird consumption can’t be ruled out in the cats from the dairy farms, known consumption of …
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Ohio spring turkey season off to good start – Morrow County Sentinel
Ohio wild turkey hunters checked 4,367 birds during the opening weekend of the spring hunting season, April 20-21, according to the Ohio …
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Shooting protected wildlife is poaching, not recreational shooting, and people are watching
… wildlife, ranging from songbirds to bald eagles. Fish and Game officers … The only open Idaho hunting season for birds during spring is wild turkeys.
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