bird flu

Highly Contagious Bird Flu Now Infecting Humans

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U.S. records first case of highly contagious bird flu in human, health officials say – NBC News A man working on a commercial poultry farm in Colorado has been infected with the H5N1 flu that has wiped out hundreds of birds in more than two dozen states.  Thus far, the man has only reported symptoms of fatigue, and the test may have been a false positive due to surface contamination of the man’s nose vs. …

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Avian Flu Outbreak Killing Birds and Eagles in Minnesota

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Avian flu outbreak causing unprecedented deaths in wild Minnesota birds, eagles – Star Tribune In three weeks, 42% of birds at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center have tested positive for the avian flu. All but one have died.  Minnesota has never seen an outbreak of this magnitude in the bird population. Current protocols have been to isolate non-infected birds from the infected and euthanize birds suffering and close to death from the virus.   Minnesota …

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