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Ducks return to NY farm that lost its entire flock to bird flu
Another batch of 900 arrived last week and some 900 more will soon make their way to the roughly 140-acre (55-hectare) farm ...
Haida Gwaii Observer1d
Pigeons culled after rare disease found at 2 commercial facilities in Chilliwack
A rare and highly contagious disease has been found at two commercial pigeon-breeding farms in Chilliwack. The Canadian Food ...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald2d
US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract - Nation and World News | Hawaii ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Scientists Are Using Drones to Unleash Thousands of Mosquitoes in Hawaii in a Bid to Save Native Birds. Here’s How It Works
The lab-raised, non-biting male mosquitoes are meant to breed with the invasive ones on the islands and produce sterile eggs that will help suppress avian malaria ...
PetMojo on MSN6d
What is Aspergillus in Pet Birds?
Aspergillus is challenging to manage because it is an environmental fungus. When a bird becomes ill, stressed, or their ...
Des Moines Register1mon
As bird flu, other diseases threaten, Trump administration thins USDA vet ranks
The departures affect the Veterinary Services arm, impacting disease outbreak response amid the longest-ever bird flu outbreak and the threat of New World screwworm. Concerns arise about slower ...
CBS News2mon
As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Every new infection increases the odds bird flu could potentially become more deadly or easily transmissible between humans, infectious disease expert Dr. Kamran Khan warns. Today, the virus does ...
The Conversation2mon
How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains
The viruses that cause seasonal flu and bird flu are distinct but still closely ... the largest threat to humans and can cause severe disease. Influenza C causes mild disease, and influenza ...