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New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
The disclosure that dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows has put virologists and researchers on high alert. Among other things ...
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New bird flu strain in cows spreads to Nevada dairy worker
A dairy worker in Nevada has been confirmed to be infected by a new bird flu strain found to be spreading among cows in the state last week. That strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus, called D1.1 by ...
Las Vegas Weekly14d
After Nevada’s first human case of bird flu, experts discuss the state’s capacity to handle outbreaks
While humans can contract bird flu, UNLV professor and epidemiologist Brian Labus says the latest strains are “not a general ...
Food Safety News5h
One year after hitting dairy herds, bird flu continues to devastate poultry flocks
A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans. Since ...
Dairy Reporter1d
State vet downplays risk of bird flu in raw cheese, milk
A senior US animal health official has urged calmness over recent academic findings suggesting that ageing may not eliminate ...
Los Angeles Times14d
Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
A genetic mutation has appeared in dairy cows that could make the virus more deadly and transmissible Scientists say dairy ...
Bird flu mutation associated with increased disease severity found in two cats
Scientists say a concerning genetic mutation has appeared in H5N1 bird flu infected cats living in a New Jersey suburb of New ...