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More LA cats appear to be infected with H5N1 bird flu

Experts believe three more cats in Los Angeles County have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Two others succumbed to the disease earlier this month after drinking recalled raw milk from Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC dairies.

WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up

The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States.

Needle-free influenza vaccine on the horizon

Hope is on the horizon for needle-phobic patients as Griffith University researchers have created a new influenza vaccine composition designed to be administered via the nose. Griffith University Principal Research Leader, ...

Bird flu detected in pigs—here's why virologists are concerned

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically ...

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