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Bird Flu in Pigs Is One Step Closer to Endangering Humans
If a pig infected with human flu got infected with the H5N1 bird flu, a new virus could emerge with parts of both. That’d be bad.
Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans?
A bird flu virus that has been circulating in dairy cattle for months has now been found in a pig in the US for the first time, raising the risk of the virus evolving to become more dangerous to peopl
Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater
Los Angeles County health officials said they have detected H5N1 bird flu virus in wastewater collected from the A.K. Warren Water Resource Facility in Carson. The viral "hit" was detected on Oct. 28 by WastewaterSCAN, an infectious disease monitoring ...
US Detects H5N1 Bird Flu in a Pig for the First Time
CHICAGO (Reuters) - H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Bird flu detected in pigs for first time as confirmed human cases double in two weeks
Pigs can be infected with human and avian flu, upping chances for the virus to evolve and become more infectious
1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat
A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat.
Pig infected with bird flu for first time in US, health officials confirm
A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Doctors weigh in on potential concerns.
Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries
Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.
3 people with H5N1 bird flu spent time in Oregon, but officials say there’s no public health risk
Oregon health officials said three people traveled to the state from Washington while they were infected with avian influenza. The three people were poultry workers who were already being monitored by public health officials because they had been exposed to birds that tested positive for the virus in Washington,
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Bird flu was detected in a pig, and it could be a tipping point threatening human transmission
A bird flu virus has jumped one species closer to a human outbreak. The H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in Oregon ...
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Bird Flu Is One Step Closer to Mixing with Seasonal Flu Virus and Becoming a Pandemic
Now, as the usual seasonal flu season approaches, some health experts wonder if it might give bird flu a dangerous ...
Bird flu spreading faster than 2023 in the EU, data shows
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -Bird flu has been spreading faster in the European Union this season than a milder ...
Oregon Identifies 3 Human Cases of Bird Flu in Farm Workers From Washington State
There have been no infections among people living in Oregon and is no evidence of human-to-human transmission, the Oregon ...
Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested
In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers kitted in respirators, face shields and gloves are grappling with one of ...
Backyard pig in central Oregon contracts bird flu, first known transmission to pig in US
USDA officials said the infection occurred at a non-commercial farm and that the nation’s pork supply is not at risk.