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Hawaiʻi County Council measure asks state to consider humane avian flu control methods
Some Hawaiʻi Island lawmakers want the state to come up with a humane plan to manage avian flu in the state. The Hawaiʻi ...
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H5N1 Pandemic Alert: CDC Warns of 9 Mutations in Bird Flu Virus Capable of Infecting Humans
The H5N1 virus has mutated meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better raising new questions about H5N1's pandemic ...
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CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients
The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no ...
As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases
The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to ...
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In light of avian flu, seasonal flu, CDC urges clinicians to speed influenza A subtyping
Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease ...
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...
CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...
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How Close Are We to the Avian Flu Outbreak Escalating Into a Pandemic?
Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the ...
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...
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CDC says ‘risk to the general public remains low’
There have been 14 recorded cases of avian influenza among humans in Washington, but none in Clark County. Local health ...
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Increased biosecurity urged to protect birds from avian influenza
The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Animal Industry Division is again urging commercial poultry operations and backyard bird owners to increase biosecurity measures to protect their flocks from ...
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Bird flu linked to waterfowl deaths around Indiana; DNR urges caution for hunters
The recent deaths of waterfowl around the state — including in Allen County — are linked to bird flu, the Indiana Department ...