Potential First Known Case of Mammal-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Detailed … wild birds in Texas in March, reported Timothy Uyeki, MD, MPH, of the …
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CDC says bird flu viruses “pose pandemic potential,” cites major knowledge gaps
A mutation to the virus in wild birds, a specific “clade” of the virus that scientists call 2.3.4.4b, appears to have enabled bird flu to jump into …
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No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread – WIRED
Although the H5N1 virus circulates widely in wild birds, it is now circulating among dairy cattle in the US. The USDA has confirmed transmission …
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Bird Flu Making its Way Across the States by Way of Cows – The Santa Barbara Independent
In Europe, infection began to be reported in wild mammals and in domesticated animals like dogs, cats, mink, goats, and cows. In the U.S., detections …
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Man addicted to collecting bird eggs is sentenced – Yahoo News
A self-described egg collecting addict has been handed a suspended jail-term for illegally amassing a collection of almost 3,000 wild birds‘ eggs.
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Co Down village on ‘parrot watch’ for exotic missing bird | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
An entire village in Co Down is currently on ‘parrot watch’ this week after a local family’s desperate plea to help find their exotic pet bird.
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Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker’s Case of Bird Flu – USNews.com
However, “the worker reported no contact with sick or dead wild birds, poultry, or other animals but reported direct and close exposure to dairy …
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Prolific egg thief spared jail after stealing thousands of wild bird eggs – The Mirror
Daniel Lingham was caught on a wildlife camera last June taking nightjar eggs from a nature reserve near Holt in Norfolk.
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Bird flu’s big question: What’s driving its spread – Axios
It’s also being detected in wild birds and farmed poultry. At the end of March, health officials announced they were investigating an outbreak of …
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Norfolk egg-collecting addict Daniel Lingham spared jail – BBC
… wild birds‘ eggs. … Lingham admitted taking the nightjar eggs and possessing 2,429 eggs of a non-schedule 1 wild bird under the Wildlife and …
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