He also explains how the Milwaukee County Zoo cares for wild birds year-round. How do birds cope with the winter weather? Fluffing up: Birds fluff up …
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Wild Birds
This Month in Conservation Science: Trojan Seahorses and ‘Vampire’ Birds – The Revelator
They cover “vampire” birds, hungry monkeys, feral cats, roaming lions, the wildlife trade, and more. Most of the articles are open access, so they …
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Advanced diagnostic kit developed for detecting highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus
… wild birds in Japan between 2022 and 2024 as either high or low pathogenicity. A*STAR BII provided bioinformatics expertise in virus sequence …
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Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among Humans
Canadian officials say they still don’t know how the teen was infected, since there was no known contact with wild birds. The three mutations seen …
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Canadian Scientists Keep Watchful Eye on H5N1 Human Case – Medscape
In Canada, the teen was infected with a strain of the virus circulating in wild birds. This strain has also been found in poultry outbreaks in …
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‘Emotional time’ for B.C. poultry farmers who have to cull thousands of birds – Delta Optimist
Infections flair during migratory seasons, as wild birds are considered the chief cause of infections. Almost seven million birds have been culled at …
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Breakthrough in Bird Flu detection! New ‘Steadfast kit’ can identify H5N1 strain in 3 hrs
In the recent past, the highly pathogenic bird flu virus has caused mass mortality in chickens and wild birds worldwide. The infections also …
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DOH investigates human contacts with infected H5N1 flocks in Hawaii – AOL.com
… wild birds in Alaska in 2022. This strain is believed to have been introduced to Hawaii through migratory wild birds, and it differs from strains …
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Things you may not know about wild turkeys in Maine
The wild turkey almost disappeared. At one time, it was the primary game bird in North America. Unregulated hunting and habitat loss decimated the …
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DOH: No humans tested positive for H5N1 from infected flock – Honolulu Star-Advertiser
>> Avoid close contact with wild birds, and if you encounter birds that appear sick or have died, don’t approach them. >> Report sick or dead birds …
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