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Virus could mutate – Two more cases of bird flu confirmed
The U.S. health agency CDC has confirmed two additional cases of bird flu in humans. The virus emerged in workers at poultry farms in...
Bird flu – people are increasingly being infected by dairy cows
The US has now reported its fourth case of bird flu in humans after contact with infected dairy cows, this time in the state...
Pasteurization reliably kills bird flu viruses
According to the US health authority CDC, there are now more than 130 registered H5N1 infections in a dozen US states. Available data on...
Bird flu: milking machines as viruses
It is a worrying development around the bird flu virus: according to a new American study, the pathogen can remain infectious for hours on...
Japan: Warning about “flesh-eating” bacteria
In Japan, an increase in infections with a 'flesh-eating' bacterium that causes streptococcal-induced toxic shock syndrome (STSS) was reported in the first half of...
