The virus’s impact extends far beyond farms. Across North America, it has caused deaths among wild animals in startling numbers.
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Human case in Wisconsin brings bird flu a step closer – Iron Mountain Daily News
The H5N1 HPAI virus has circulated in wild and domestic birds in North America since December 2021, according to the news release. H5N1 HPAI viruses …
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Voluntary pet food recall issued after Oregon house cat dies from eating product that tested … – KEYT
The Oregon Health Authority and local public health officials are monitoring people who lived with the infected cat for bird flu symptoms, the Oregon …
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The Mallard Report | Ducks Unlimited
… bird for genetic analysis. Data from birds captured during spring … Productivity of these birds was poor compared to that of fully wild birds.
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The annual Christmas Bird Count is at hand – Farm and Dairy
Data is analyzed by biologists, researchers and wildlife agencies to pinpoint the long-term health and status of bird populations across North America …
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When a Bird Ignores Its Zugunruhe – The Provincetown Independent
The word translates as “migration-anxiety” and describes what we imagine is a feeling of restlessness that compels birds to migrate. The instinct to …
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Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier
A great gray owl and a snowy owl are being treated by experts after being rescued by a northern Minnesota woman. Annabell Whelan says she found …
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Bird Flu is Tearing Through California’s Dairy Herd. Can it Be Stopped? – Barron’s
Federal authorities say it is likely being carried from farm to farm on objects like farm equipment or clothing that has touched a sick cow.
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Catty Corner: Keeping your cats safe from H5N1 – Community-Supported, NonProfit News
The sanctuary is not sure how the virus infected the cats — whether from wild bird droppings or the animals’ food — and are in the midst of an …
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The battle to prevent a bird flu epidemic – Stuart Minting
Alongside avian influenza having already killed many wild birds across the UK, two outbreaks being found at East Yorkshire poultry farms and …
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