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Canada reports bird flu outbreak on a backyard farm

Tue, 2025-02-18 11:44 — mike kraft
Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

 

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Bird flu may be spread between flocks on strong wind --study

Tue, 2025-02-18 10:44 — mike kraft
The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests | CNN In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Vaccinations and information key to combatting the intense flu season --expert

Tue, 2025-02-18 10:32 — mike kraft
Expert: Vaccinations, Information Key to Combating Intense Flu Season Advice from the head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America: Get a shot and don't censor government data. Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News & World Report

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U.S. CDC and NIH staff are reeling under Trump-Musk cuts in work force.

Mon, 2025-02-17 11:07 — mike kraft
Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research. NPR

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Job cuts hit U.S. FDA employees working on food safety, medical devices

Mon, 2025-02-17 10:49 — mike kraft
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend. AP News
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CDC data on flu and bird flu outbreaks are mssing, experts say

Mon, 2025-02-17 10:33 — mike kraft
Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate - KFF Health News Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn. khnerich KFF Health News

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Analysis: Experts concened that Trump's venting about COVID responses could hurt efforts to counter future threats

Mon, 2025-02-17 10:24 — mike kraft
As Trump vents about covid, experts worry his moves could worsen next threat The president, still angry about the pandemic response, may be cutting into the country’s fundamental ability to identify emerging diseases and head them off. The Washington Post
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Trump administration is firing thousands at U.S. health agencies

Fri, 2025-02-14 12:12 — mike kraft
Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years. Sarah Owermohle STAT

 

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Bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases --CDC

Fri, 2025-02-14 10:00 — mike kraft
CDC finds evidence that bird flu spread silently to veterinarians, suggesting undercount of cases A new study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians, echoing two smaller studies that detected evidence of infection in previously undiagnosed farmworkers. PBS News

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Bird flu response in U.S. disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration--sources

Fri, 2025-02-14 09:51 — mike kraft
US bird flu response disrupted in early weeks of Trump administration, sources say​ The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians and health experts, 11 sources told Reuters. Leah Douglas,Tom Polansek Reuters
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