These pesticides have now been linked to a higher chance of these songbirds’ eggs failing to hatch and chicks dying in the nest. Great tit adult bird …
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Why were geese found dead at a Sayreville park? – MyCentralJersey.com
If you find sick or dead wild birds, do not handle them. On Friday the state announced the confirmation of a bird flu poultry case in an unidentified …
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Bird flu: Two patients in US admitted to hospital with H5N1 as concerns over spread grow
… wild birds and poultry. The high level of cross species transmission has been alarming, both for its potential impact on wildlife and as it …
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Mass culling of poultry hasn’t contained H5N1 bird flu – Los Angeles Times
Wildlife and agriculture officials should ramp up their testing of wild birds to determine where the virus is moving and how it is evolving, he said.
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Scientists Warn Bird Flu May Spread Between Humans and Cats – Yahoo
Humans may be able to spread bird flu to cats, a new study finds. Here’s how it may happen, plus how to protect your pets from H5N1, or avian flu.
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The House passed a budget resolution. What’s next? And, a tactic to decrease bird flu – NPR
Bird flu cases have been increasing in the U.S. Recently, the first … However, within the poultry industry, there is growing debate on how to escalate …
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Bird flu detected in Butler County backyard flock – WPXI
A case of bird flu was detected in Butler County last week, and it has local farmers concerned.
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As bird flu spreads, feds might undercut states by firing scientists, removing data
As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of federal scientists and …
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Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops – The New York Times
The recent wave of mass firings hit federal workers responding to the nation’s growing bird flu outbreak, protecting crops from damaging pests and …
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Lowering the price of eggs could start with a bird flu vaccine; experts say not so fast
“Either the chickens or the chicken meat or eggs that come from birds that have been vaccinated,” said Schaffner. Drug company Zoetis was recently …
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