Of all the recently emerging and potentially pandemic viruses, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N1 is one of the fiercest. First detected in Hong Kong in 1997, it spread to the rest of the world with a ...
Veterinary medicine
Sep 14, 2023
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Finland, Europe's largest producer of fox fur, is culling 120,000 farmed foxes and minks in response to bird flu outbreaks in the country's fur farms, officials said Wednesday.
Veterinary medicine
Aug 23, 2023
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A highly pathogenic bird flu is currently sweeping the world—and New Zealand could be better prepared for its potential arrival.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2023
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People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago.
Ecology
Jul 18, 2023
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The World Health Organization said more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appeared to have been sickened.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 17, 2023
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The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the recent surge in bird flu outbreaks among mammals could help the virus spread more easily among humans.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 13, 2023
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When hundreds of birds were found dead along Mexico's Pacific coast earlier this year, experts immediately suspected avian flu.
Veterinary medicine
Jun 16, 2023
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The term "gain of function" is often taken to refer to research with viruses that puts society at risk of an infectious disease outbreak for questionable gain. Some research on emerging viruses can result in variants that ...
Biotechnology
May 9, 2023
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Famed for its bald, leathery visage and astonishing wingspan, the federally endangered California Condor symbolizes both a species on the brink of extinction and a thundering success story for conservationists.
Ecology
May 8, 2023
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An avian influenza outbreak has been detected in the West African nations of Senegal and The Gambia.
Ecology
Apr 26, 2023
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