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Why the latest bird flu case has experts worried about pandemic potential

A new potential case of bird flu in a California child without known contact with infected animals is raising concerns about a potential pandemic. Dr. Céline Gounder explains what to know.
Top stories - CBS News - November 21
Bird flu found in a pig in the U.S. for the first time

The Agriculture Department said a pig in Oregon tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus. NBC News’ Berkeley Lovelace Jr. details how it was found and why it is concerning.
Top stories - NBC News - October 30
H5N1 bird flu virus discovered in pigs

Oregon state and federal officials are investigating positive H5N1 bird flu cases at a farm after the virus was detected in a pig in the U.S. for the first time. USDA National Veterinary Services ...
Politics - The Hill - October 30
Teen with bird flu in Canada hospitalized in critical condition

A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s hospital, sick with Canada’s first presumptive human case of avian influenza.
Top stories - NBC News - November 13
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen

Canadian health officials have confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen
Health - ABC News - November 13
Outbreak of bird flu strain H5N1 on Cornish farm

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall.
Top stories - BBC News - November 17
The U.S. Response to Bird Flu is Not Reassuring the World

The U.S. needs to reassure the world it has the outbreak under control.
Top stories - The New York Times - November 19
Eric Trump: My father will go down as one of the most 'remarkable candidates' in history

Eric Trump, one of President-elect Trump's adult sons, said Wednesday that his father will go down as one of the most “remarkable candidates” in history. He joined Fox News’s Laura Ingraham 24 ...
Politics - The Hill - November 7
H5N1 bird flu found in a pig in the U.S. for the first time

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.
Top stories - NBC News - October 30