New study warns hundreds could be infected with H5N1 bird flu without symptoms: Are you at risk?
1 month ago

New study warns hundreds could be infected with H5N1 bird flu without symptoms: Are you at risk?

Hindustan Times  

A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having symptoms of H5N1 bird flu, while none of the veterinarians in the new paper recalled any such symptoms. The new study is more evidence that the official US tally of confirmed human bird flu infections — 68 in the last year — is likely a significant undercount, said Dr. Gregory Gray, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Study suggests bird flu cases are undercounted CDC researchers went to an American Association of Bovine Practitioners veterinary conference in September 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. Experts urge caution around animals The H5N1 bird flu has been spreading widely among wild birds, poultry, cows and other animals.

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UK detects first H5N1 bird flu case in sheep, raising livestock spread fears
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1 day, 12 hours ago

UK detects first H5N1 bird flu case in sheep, raising livestock spread fears

Firstpost  

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single sheep in Yorkshire, England, during routine testing conducted on a site where avian influenza had previously been identified in birds. The UK’s first case of H5N1 bird flu in sheep has been confirmed in Yorkshire, prompting authorities to step up efforts to prevent large-scale outbreaks similar to those seen in US livestock. …

Government on high alert as deadly bird flu jumps species AGAIN - after first human death in US
1 day, 17 hours ago

Government on high alert as deadly bird flu jumps species AGAIN - after first human death in US

Daily Mail  

Experts have issued a stark warning after the world's first case of bird flu in sheep was detected on the UK farm, triggering a Government alert. Bird flu can cause severe illness, including pneumonia, and even death—with experts on high alert amid fears it could trigger a human pandemic. Pictured here: dead cows at a Californian dairy farm In March …

If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
1 week ago

If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection

NPR  

If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection toggle caption MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP/Getty Images Bird flu has ripped through the animal kingdom for the past few years now, killing countless birds and crossing into an alarming number of mammals. Sponsor Message But for now, influenza researchers speculate this may be one reason most people who've …

How to Protect Your Cats (and Backyard Chickens) From Bird Flu
55 years, 2 months ago

How to Protect Your Cats (and Backyard Chickens) From Bird Flu

Wired  

A nationwide egg shortage has sent prices soaring at your local grocery store—and the culprit is H5N1 bird flu. The reported number of US pets impacted by bird flu is relatively low, but cases of H5N1 in domestic cats are rising across the country. “We are likely seeing an undercount of cases of H5 bird flu in pets, as not …

Bird flu alert in US: H7N9 strain detected in poultry farm for first time since 2017
1 week, 1 day ago

Bird flu alert in US: H7N9 strain detected in poultry farm for first time since 2017

Live Mint  

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and …

Bird flu cases in 9 states, poultry farms' inspection ordered
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bird flu cases in 9 states, poultry farms' inspection ordered

India Today  

The Centre has issued an alert on the H5N1 virus or bird flu after nine states, including Jharkhand and Punjab, reported outbreaks since January. In an advisory issued on March 7, the Central Government’s Dairy and Animal Husbandry Department asked all States and Union Territory administrations to increase surveillance in high-risk areas like poultry farms and bird markets. States are …

Jharkhand: After Ranchi, bird flu outbreak reported in Bokaro, 250 birds dead
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jharkhand: After Ranchi, bird flu outbreak reported in Bokaro, 250 birds dead

India TV News  

Jharkhand: After Ranchi, bird flu outbreak reported in Bokaro, 250 birds dead Bird flu, caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, was officially confirmed on March 7, when the Centre issued a letter to the chief secretary of Jharkhand. Bird flu outbreak in Jharkhand's Ranchi was traced to a government poultry farm in Bokaro's Sector 12, where around 250 …

One more US company recalls raw pet food as bird flu continues to infect cats
3 weeks, 3 days ago

One more US company recalls raw pet food as bird flu continues to infect cats

Firstpost  

Earlier this week, two more cats contracted H5N1 in Washington after eating pet food from the same brand, Wild Coast Raw. One of the cats was euthanised while the other one remains in veterinary care A second raw pet food manufacturing company has recalled products in the US after cats from two households tested positive for bird flu in Oregon …

MP town reports India's first cases of H5N1 flu in domestic cats, owners not infected
3 weeks, 5 days ago

MP town reports India's first cases of H5N1 flu in domestic cats, owners not infected

Hindustan Times  

First cases of avian influenza virus in domestic cats have been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara, but senior officials clarified on Thursday that their owners reportedly remain unaffected. The owners of three to four cats that tested positive for H5NI in Madhya Pradesh have not been afflicted with the ailment, news agency PTI quoted a senior official as saying on …

Egg shortages to continue as bird flu leads to loss of 10 per cent of Australian laying hens
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Egg shortages to continue as bird flu leads to loss of 10 per cent of Australian laying hens

ABC  

Australia has lost more than 10 per cent of its laying hens to bird flu in the last year and there are fears egg shortages will continue as the sector tries to bounce back. Authorities have culled 2.4 million birds to try and control two large avian influenza outbreaks that have resulted in intermittent but ongoing egg shortages. Cattle in …

Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?
1 month ago

Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?

LA Times  

When the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus made its first appearance at a U.S. poultry farm in February 2022, roughly 29,000 turkeys at an Indiana facility were sacrificed in an attempt to avert a larger outbreak. “People talk about common-sense solutions to bird flu,” said Dr. Maurice Pitesky, a veterinarian and commercial poultry expert at UC Davis. “There’s a reason …

2 people hospitalised with bird flu in Wyoming and Ohio, potential emergence of deadlier virus sparks fear
1 month ago

2 people hospitalised with bird flu in Wyoming and Ohio, potential emergence of deadlier virus sparks fear

Hindustan Times  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said in a routine flu update that two people, in Wyoming and Ohio, have been hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu. 2 people hospitalised with bird flu in Wyoming and Ohio, CDC confirms “This shows that H5N1 can be very severe and we should not assume that it will always be mild,” …

US bird flu outbreak concerns continue as health agencies face cuts and information delays
1 month ago

US bird flu outbreak concerns continue as health agencies face cuts and information delays

ABC  

An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been cut. Prior to Mr Trump's inauguration, Dr Adalja participated in calls every few weeks with scientific experts at the CDC and USDA to discuss the bird flu outbreak. Australia's surveillance of bird flu …

People can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests
1 month ago

People can spread bird flu to their cats, U.S. study suggests

Raw Story  

by Issam AHMED A study published Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences. Both case studies involved pet owners who worked at or near dairy cattle farms affected by bird flu, and both resulted in deaths of infected felines. The owner also experienced …

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats
1 month ago

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats

LA Times  

A worker at a fresh poultry market carries a bag of chicken as fresh poultry is seen in buckets awaiting purchase in El Monte, Californiaon December 19, 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added black rats to the growing list of mammals that have been infected by H5N1 bird flu. Climate & Environment Dairy workers may have given bird …

Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results
1 month ago

Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results

LA Times  

Mark McAfee owns Raw Farm, the largest raw milk farm in California with some 2,400 head of dairy cattle in Fresno County. When the bird flu virus began striking dairy farms last year, dead barn cats were often the first sign. The study, parts of which were accidentally released this month, details a public health investigation in Michigan from May …

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
1 month ago

Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected

Associated Press  

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers died after being infected with bird flu. Cats in two separate households died in May after developing severe illnesses that were confirmed as the Type A H5N1 bird virus found in U.S. dairy herds, investigators reported. That worker reported eye irritation, a possible symptom of bird flu, two days before the cat …

Steps taken to check spread of bird flu yielding positive results, says Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Director Damodar Naidu
1 month ago

Steps taken to check spread of bird flu yielding positive results, says Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Director Damodar Naidu

The Hindu  

There are no new cases of bird flu in any other area, except in the five villages where its presence has already been reported, says Animal Husbandry Director T. Damodar Naidu. There are no restrictions on the transport of chickens and eggs in any part of the State, except in the ‘surveillance areas’ identified in the five affected villages, and …

DOGE accidentally fired USDA staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak
1 month ago

DOGE accidentally fired USDA staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency forced the …

Trump administration scrambles to rehire 'accidentally' fired bird flu experts: report
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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump administration scrambles to rehire 'accidentally' fired bird flu experts: report

Raw Story  

The Department of Agriculture is quickly flailing to rehire the bird flu experts they just "accidentally" fired, NBC News reported on Tuesday. "USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service frontline positions are considered public safety positions, and we are continuing to hire the workforce necessary to ensure the safety and adequate supply of food to fulfill our statutory mission." President Donald …

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course
1 month, 1 week ago

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course

NPR  

The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course toggle caption J. David Ake/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it is trying to reverse the firing of staffers who worked on the government's response to bird flu, amidst growing concerns about its spread. This isn't the only department trying to reverse firings Several …

First cows, now cats. Is bird flu coming for humans next?
1 month, 1 week ago

First cows, now cats. Is bird flu coming for humans next?

Live Mint  

A strain of bird flu recently spread from wild birds and poultry to cows, and a dairy worker subsequently tested positive for the strain. “If the virus figures out a way to adapt and start transmitting between humans, infections in the general population could go up exponentially overnight," says Scott Hensley, a professor in the microbiology department at the University …

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home

Associated Press  

An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday. Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though researchers and studies suggest that’s likely an undercount. The state health department said …

Woman hospitalized in Wyoming with H5N1 bird blu
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1 month, 1 week ago

Woman hospitalized in Wyoming with H5N1 bird blu

LA Times  

A technician performs tests on chickens for bird flu in 2006 at the Best Live Poultry & Fish store in Sylmar. A woman in Wyoming was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, according to health officials who say she was likely infected by handling sickened birds in a backyard flock. According to a statement from Wyoming’s public health department, the woman …

Bird Flu Spreads: Wyoming reports first human infection
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bird Flu Spreads: Wyoming reports first human infection

India Today  

An older woman in southeast Wyoming is hospitalized with bird flu, state health department officials said Friday. Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though researchers and studies suggest that’s likely an undercount. The woman, who lives in …

Vet experts inspect poultry farms to know why H5N1 broke out
1 month, 1 week ago

Vet experts inspect poultry farms to know why H5N1 broke out

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:A four-member team of experts from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, on Friday inspected bird-flu affected poultry farms at Badampudi, Velpur and Kanuru Agraharam located in erstwhile twin districts of Godavari and Krishna. Animal husbandry authorities say they have advised people not to consume chicken and eggs only from bird-flu affected poultry farms and also those located within one km …

Experts Warn of Bird Flu Spreading to Humans
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1 month, 1 week ago

Experts Warn of Bird Flu Spreading to Humans

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the avian flu spreading among dairy animals and poultry, there is an emerging concern about whether the disease can also spread to humans. Although direct human infections with 'highly pathogenic Avian influenza’ HPAI A virus are rare, unprotected exposure to infected animals or contaminated environments significantly increases the risk of infection. As per the recent World Health Organisation …

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate
1 month, 1 week ago

Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate

CNN  

KFF Health News — Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms. “Delays in data create dangerous situations on the front line.” Although the CDC’s flu dashboard shows a surge of influenza, it doesn’t include all data needed …

Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests
1 month, 1 week ago

Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having symptoms of H5N1 bird flu, while none of the veterinarians in the new paper recalled any such symptoms. The new study is more evidence that the official U.S. tally of confirmed human …

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people
1 month, 1 week ago

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people

NPR  

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people toggle caption U.S. Department of Agriculture/AP The first study on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make it to publication under the Trump administration came out Thursday. "It means our surveillance is inadequate," says Lauren Sauer, a professor …

Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study

LA Times  

A new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the H5N1 bird flu virus is probably circulating undetected in livestock in many parts of the country and may be infecting unaware veterinarians. Seema Lakdawala, a microbiologist at Emory University in Atlanta — who was not involved in the research — said she was surprised …

Bird flu infections went undetected in veterinarians, CDC study shows
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu infections went undetected in veterinarians, CDC study shows

CNN  

CNN — Blood testing of large-animal veterinarians suggests that H5N1 bird flu has sp The study comes as Ohio announced its first human case of H5N1 in a poultry worker who was hospitalized with respiratory symptoms but has since recovered. Blood tests in veterinarians For the research, called a seroprevalence study because it looks for evidence of infections in the …

Rapid response teams constituted to check spread of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh, says Animal Husbandry Director
1 month, 1 week ago

Rapid response teams constituted to check spread of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh, says Animal Husbandry Director

The Hindu  

Director of Animal Husbandry, Government of Andhra Pradesh, T. Damdoar Naidu, has said that 721 rapid response teams have been constituted across the State to closely monitor and check the spread of avian influenza, or bird flu. Additional teams had been positioned at the State borders to oversee the transportation of chicken and poultry products, Dr. Damodar Naidu said in …

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

Salon  

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds. Related Migrants are on the front lines of …

New Victorian bird flu outbreak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New Victorian bird flu outbreak

ABC  

Samantha Donovan: A new outbreak of bird flu in Australia has been detected at a commercial egg farm in northern Victoria. Kathleen O'Connor: Just four weeks after authorities lifted quarantine restrictions on the last property impacted by the 2024 avian flu outbreak, a new strain has emerged. Kathleen O'Connor: The new strain is a variant of last year's H7 virus …

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday. At least 68 people in the U.S. have been reported infected with bird flu in the last year, according to CDC data. But …

New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data shows changes in virus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data shows changes in virus

LA Times  

A dairy worker in Nevada may have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu known to have killed one person and severely sickened another. Last week, federal health officials announced that at least four dairy herds in Nevada had been infected by a strain of the H5N1 bird flu that is circulating in wild birds and that led …

Victorian chicken farm in quarantine after highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Victorian chicken farm in quarantine after highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected

ABC  

A north-east Victorian poultry farm is in quarantine after a new case of bird flu was detected. It comes after Agriculture Victoria lifted quarantine on the last Victorian property infected by H7 avian influenza last month. Victoria's acting chief veterinarian, Cameron Bell, said poultry deaths on the property were reported early last week and were investigated by a private vet. …

Another bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Australia - just days after government announced the disease had been eradicated
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Another bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Australia - just days after government announced the disease had been eradicated

Daily Mail  

Australia's recent declaration of being bird flu-free has proved short-lived, with the Victorian Agriculture Department announcing an outbreak at a farm in the state's north. On Thursday, the federal government announced Australia was officially bird flu-free after there had been no detections of H7 avian influenza since July. Authorities have placed a Victorian poultry property in quarantine after detecting bird …

Egg farmers warn they’re losing battle against bird flu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Egg farmers warn they’re losing battle against bird flu

Raw Story  

Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. “The one we’re battling today is unique,” said David Swayne, former director of the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and a leading national expert in avian influenza. Even “the best biosecurity in the world” hasn’t been enough to save large commercial farms …

Your questions about bird flu answered by experts
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Your questions about bird flu answered by experts

Salon  

The increasing threat of bird flu is becoming too big to ignore as it continues to spread to an unprecedented number of species around the world, affecting egg prices as huge swaths of poultry are infected and killed with the virus. Experts maintain that the risk of infection is low, although the Louisiana patient, an older individual with underlying health …

San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission
1 month, 2 weeks ago

San Mateo County cat diagnosed with bird flu as CDC deletes evidence on possible feline-human transmission

LA Times  

A pet cat was announced infected with the H5N1 bird flu shortly after the CDC released data suggesting an adolescent may have caught the virus from a cat. San Mateo County public health officials announced Thursday that they’d discovered a pet cat in Half Moon Bay infected with H5N1 bird flu. She said department officials were “not aware of any …

It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild
1 month, 2 weeks ago

It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild

NPR  

It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild toggle caption Ralph Venstreets/University of California, Davis A little over a year ago, Marcela Uhart was walking on the beach in Punta Delgada, Argentina. "We've gone from this concept of dead birds don't fly to this new virus that seems to be a bit more like dead …

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to bird flu outbreak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to bird flu outbreak

LA Times  

All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices. The order came after birds infected with the virus were found …

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

Associated Press  

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday. A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus known as B3.13 was confirmed in March after being introduced to cattle in late 2023, scientists said. “Now we …

Second form of bird flu already linked to death of Louisiana senior now detected in dairy cattle
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Second form of bird flu already linked to death of Louisiana senior now detected in dairy cattle

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nevada dairy cows have been infected with a new form of …

A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada

NPR  

A new type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows in Nevada toggle caption Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images/Moment RF A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in several humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time. Sponsor Message "It …

Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into Nevada dairy cattle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Deadly version of H5N1 bird flu spills over into Nevada dairy cattle

LA Times  

A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed a person in Louisiana and severely sickened a teenager in Canada has now been detected in dairy herds in Nevada. Finding D1.1 in dairy cows caught investigators off-guard, but it is just the latest surprise as the H5N1 bird flu continues to flummox researchers and public health officials. Anja Raudabaugh, …

New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay
1 month, 3 weeks ago

New bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay

CNN  

CNN — Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture. “It’s much easier to control virus spread when you’re talking about a virus spreading from cow to cow than controlling spread from birds to cows,” …

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