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As reports of dying snow geese increase, Pa. Game Commission 'depopulates' some birds
Avian influenza (AI) continues to kill large numbers of migratory birds in eastern Pennsylvania as state officials have looked to slow the virus through organized shooting efforts. The Game ...
Detroit Free Press15d
First outbreak of H5N1 bird flu identified in Wayne County backyard flock
For the first time, birds in a backyard flock in Wayne County have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...
USA Today15d
Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The Centers for Disease Control announced the first human death from H5N1 avian flu or "bird flu" in the United States on Jan. 6 - and the illness continues to spread. In a Jan. 6 news release ...
Voice of America15d
US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients
The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses amid high levels of seasonal influenza. The risk to the general public from bird flu is ...
ABC Action News15d
Expert weighs in on how much fear people should have about bird flu
TAMPA, Fla. — Health officials around the country have been watching avian influenza, also known as H5N1, or bird flu, very closely in the past several months. “These influenza strains can ...
The Washington Post15d
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The advisory reflects increasing concern about the widening outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that is sickening more people and animals in the United States and Canada. Earlier this month ...