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How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu
As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy
What is bird flu? Here's everything you need to know about the virus affecting chickens and dairy cattle
The ongoing bird flu outbreak has led to wild bird deaths, slaughtered livestock, and hazardous conditions for dairy industry workers.
Vaccinating chickens could help contain bird flu — and egg prices. Here’s why it’s rare
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for soaring egg prices.
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
The move has been delayed in part because of concerns it could jeopardize chicken exports worth billions of dollars a year.
Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.
Why is US hesitant to vaccinate against bird flu despite soaring egg prices?
Vaccines could prevent bird flu and the mass slaughter of chickens that currently leads to high egg prices. The USDA plans a $100 million study on bird flu vaccines, but concerns about chicken exports slow the process.
Vaccinating chickens could help cut soaring egg prices, experts say
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to spend $100 million to study bird flu vaccines to fight the disease in concert with meat chicken, egg and turkey groups.
USA Today11d
Are we ready for a bird flu pandemic? | The Excerpt
Bird flu just doesn't transmit that easily between humans yet ... so mild that they're not going to the doctor's office or getting testing. And so that's the undetected virus that we're not ...
Sacramento Bee on MSN12dOpinion
Sacramento doctor: Not every child will beat the odds if we don’t take bird flu seriously | Opinion
We know that we are not adequately testing for bird flu in the Central Valley. This means we may have more cases unaccounted ...
KPBS10d
What pet owners need to know about bird flu
Doctor hedge , welcome to midday edition. S2: Thank you so much for having me. S1: Well , we're glad to have you here. Um , you know , first , what do we know about the bird flu and how it's ...
Is Rhode Island ready for the next pandemic? Why you should be optimistic
The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them for future health crises ...
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Top RI Doctor Chan Ranks Threat to Rhode Islanders From Bird Flu
GoLocal interviewed Dr. Philip Chan on GoLocal LIVE on the risk of the H5N1 bird flu on humans. Each week, Dr. Chan discusses important health issues.
Bird flu suspected in deaths of six swans in Westborough, Massachusetts
Bird flu is suspected in the deaths of six swans near Mill Pond in Westborough, Massachusetts. There have been no known human cases of bird flu in Massachusetts. Health officials warn if you see a ...
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Avian flu is killing birds across Missouri - what experts say you need to know
An outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed by United States health agencies in mid-2024. The Centers for Disease Control ...