Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds

LA Times  

Cows are milked at a Fresno dairy farm. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: The H5N1 bird flu may be one mutation away from being a threat to humans. And here’s today’s e-newspaper The H5N1 bird flu virus may need just one mutation to be a threat to humans, a study found. “Yikes,” “Oh great” and “You’ve got to be kidding me” were all reactions I got from friends when I texted them this news: The bird flu may only need one mutation in order to spread among humans, according to a study published this week in the journal Science. The spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus among dairy cows has worried health experts, who say it increases the risk of the virus becoming a greater threat to humans.

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World's first case of H5N1 bird flu found in UK sheep, sparking Australian biosecurity warning
5 days, 10 hours ago

World's first case of H5N1 bird flu found in UK sheep, sparking Australian biosecurity warning

ABC  

Scientists are calling for more federal government investment to safeguard Australia's $5 billion sheep industry, following the detection of a potentially devastating strand of bird flu in a ewe in England. "While this is the first time this virus has been reported in a sheep, it is not the first time influenza of avian origin has been detected in livestock …

UK detects first H5N1 bird flu case in sheep, raising livestock spread fears
Trending News
5 days, 19 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
6 days 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 …

H5N1 bird flu virus in cow milk may not respond to antivirals: Study reveals current drugs ineffective
1 week ago

H5N1 bird flu virus in cow milk may not respond to antivirals: Study reveals current drugs ineffective

Hindustan Times  

Scientists found that frequently used flu antivirals do not work well against the H5N1 avian influenza virus in cows' milk. The current antivirals are not effective against severe infection caused by bird flu virus in cows' milk. Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing …

RFK Jr. Says Maybe We Should Just Let The Bird Flu Run Rampant
1 week, 2 days ago

RFK Jr. Says Maybe We Should Just Let The Bird Flu Run Rampant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In an interview with Fox News this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed a novel fix to the nation’s bird flu epidemic: Let the virus spread. The virus has cropped up on farms and in backyard flocks around the country, resulting in some 166 million birds culled so far — resulting in …

Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak
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1 week, 4 days ago

Bird flu in North America: What all to know about the outbreak

Hindustan Times  

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu. A recent bird flu outbreak …

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, 5 days 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 …

H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows
2 weeks, 2 days ago

H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows

CNN  

CNN — Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell University that was funded by the US Food and Drug Administration. The new study shows that this aging process may not inactivate the …

H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows
2 weeks, 2 days ago

H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows

CNN  

CNN — Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell University that was funded by the US Food and Drug Administration. The new study shows that this aging process may not inactivate the …

H5N1 mutation detected in US dairy herds prompts caution on pandemic potential
2 weeks, 3 days ago

H5N1 mutation detected in US dairy herds prompts caution on pandemic potential

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. SACRAMENTO, the United States -- Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four dairy cow herds, as this mutation could increase the risk of mammal-to-mammal transmission and disease severity. In laboratory …

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

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

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

As egg prices soar, Trump administration targets California law and H5N1 bird flu
1 month ago

As egg prices soar, Trump administration targets California law and H5N1 bird flu

LA Times  

As egg prices continue to skyrocket due to continuing outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. secretary of Agriculture has announced a multipronged strategy to fight the disease — including an effort to dismantle a popular animal welfare law California voters approved in 2018. In order to “restore stability to the egg market over the next three to six months,” …

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 …

We're Infectious Disease Experts. Here's How Soon Bird Flu Could Cause A Pandemic.
1 month, 1 week ago

We're Infectious Disease Experts. Here's How Soon Bird Flu Could Cause A Pandemic.

Huff Post  

Edwin Remsberg via Getty Images Infectious disease experts weighed in on how likely a pandemic could happen and what it would take for the virus to evolve into a pandemic agent. into dairy cattle,” said William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine in the department of health policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, citing how a new bird flu strain …

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

H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats
1 month, 1 week 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’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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

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 …

Bird Flu Cases Rise In US Dairy Cattle: Does It Make Milk Unsafe?
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird Flu Cases Rise In US Dairy Cattle: Does It Make Milk Unsafe?

ABP News  

Various variants of the bird flu virus have been around for decades now. The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more easily, according to a new technical brief from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and …

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 …

Woman hospitalized in Wyoming with H5N1 bird blu
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Experts Warn of Bird Flu Spreading to Humans
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests
1 month, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Bird flu is continuing to impact U.S. consumers. But, these states aren’t testing for the virus
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu is continuing to impact U.S. consumers. But, these states aren’t testing for the virus

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. Last month, the Department of Agriculture said that more states had enrolled in the government’s …

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 …

Victorian chicken farm in quarantine after highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected
1 month, 3 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. …

New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data shows changes in virus
1 month, 3 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 …

Migrants are on the front lines of the bird flu crisis but deportation fears are causing chaos
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Migrants are on the front lines of the bird flu crisis but deportation fears are causing chaos

Salon  

Over the past two decades, scientists have paid close attention to the spread of bird flu, a disease caused by the H5N1 virus that has high pandemic potential. A New York Times Magazine last year, in an article on the impact on milk prices of immigration crackdowns, put it starkly: “Undocumented labor quietly props up the entire American economy — …

Another bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Australia - just days after government announced the disease had been eradicated
1 month, 3 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 …

Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals

CNN  

CNN — The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more easily, according to a new technical brief from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Scientists are closely watching the new infections …

Egg farmers warn they’re losing battle against bird flu
1 month, 3 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 …

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to bird flu outbreak
1 month, 3 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, 3 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 …

As bird flu spreads, so do fears of a ‘nightmare scenario’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

As bird flu spreads, so do fears of a ‘nightmare scenario’

LA Times  

An animal caretaker collects a blood sample from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on July 31. Bird flu hits Nevada as its effects remain visible at grocery stores Susanne Rust hated to say it, but she did: “I think the H5N1 bird flu …

Second form of bird flu already linked to death of Louisiana senior now detected in dairy cattle
1 month, 3 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,” …

Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Experts are anxious that bird flu could become airborne — and jump-start another pandemic

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 Could H5N1 bird flu become airborne and spread between people? Previous …

Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump administration’s communication freeze restricted access to critical bird flu information

Salon  

For the last four years, the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has been ravaging wild bird populations, spilling over into other species and infecting poultry and dairy cows. Researchers and public health officials have been putting forth efforts to better understand how bird flu is passed between species to keep it from mutating into something that could become …

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US

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. The egg farm was impacted by bird flu “Unfortunately, we have been previously affected by …

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