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Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the spread of H5N1 bird flu, which has an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate in humans.
An outbreak that began in 2020 has led to the deaths or killing of tens of millions of poultry. Most recently, the spread of the virus within several mammal species, including in domestic cattle in the US, has increased the risk of spillover to humans, the WHO said.
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Dairy Workers Are the Most Vulnerable Population to Bird Flu
We need to start aggressively testing dairy workers for bird flu to safeguard their health as well as ours — now.The New York Times - Top stories -
Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
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Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.The New York Times - Health -
The USDA is testing ground beef for bird flu. Experts are confident the meat supply is safe
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Cats died after drinking raw milk from bird flu-infected cows
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