WHO Voices Alarm At Rising Bird Flu Cases, Calls It 'Enormous Concern'

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WHO Voices Alarm At Rising Bird Flu Cases, Calls It 'Enormous Concern'

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate. “This remains I think an enormous concern,” the UN health agency’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva. But in the hundreds of cases where humans have been infected through contact with animals, “the mortality rate is extraordinarily high”, Farrar said. When “you come into the mammalian population, then you’re getting closer to humans,” Farrar said, warning that “this virus is just looking for new, novel hosts”.

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

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

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Senators from both parties demand Trump administration take action against bird flu: ‘A new urgency is required’

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Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

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

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

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

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Experts Warn of Bird Flu Spreading to Humans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Central team visits Narasaraopeta to probe death due to H5N1 virus

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Central team visits Narasaraopeta to probe death due to H5N1 virus

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Andhra Pradesh govt. notifies bird flu outbreak in six districts

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Andhra Pradesh govt. notifies bird flu outbreak in six districts

The State government on Thursday issued an order notifying outbreak of bird flu in the districts of West Godavari, East Godavari, Kurnool, Eluru, NTR and Kakinada as infected zones and …

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Andhra Pradesh Records 1st Bird Flu Death, Two-Year-Old Girl Succumbs In AIIMS-Mangalagiri

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‘Bloodbath’: Shock as Trump fires thousands at HHS amid measles and bird flu outbreaks

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Food poisoning alert: 2 dead, hundreds hospitalised due to outbreaks linked to lunch staples and petting zoos over the last year, major report warns

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US plans to import eggs from S Korea, Turkey amid soaring prices

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Solapur On High Alert After Crow Deaths Confirm Bird Flu

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Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

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

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10,000 chickens die in Karnataka's Ballari, bird flu alert issued

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10,000 chickens die in Karnataka's Ballari, bird flu alert issued

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Poultry sales in Andhra soar 60% as farmers counter bird flu fears with food festivals

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Poultry sales in Andhra soar 60% as farmers counter bird flu fears with food festivals

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India reports spike in seasonal flu, Delhi leads the list with 3,141 cases

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India reports spike in seasonal flu, Delhi leads the list with 3,141 cases

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USDA plan to combat bird flu includes almost $1 billion in subsidies to help farmers

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Bird flu in cats in India: Should pet owners worry?

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Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts in Karnataka

1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts in Karnataka

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Hindustan Times

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

1 month, 1 week ago

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

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Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts of Karnataka, over 1000 birds culled in Ballari

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Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts of Karnataka, over 1000 birds culled in Ballari

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Bird flu: 442 chickens culled in Chikkaballapur

1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu: 442 chickens culled in Chikkaballapur

CHIKBALLAPUR: After cases of bird flu were detected in Varadahalli of Chikkaballapur district, as many as 442 chickens were culled by a team of veterinarians, Deputy Commissioner PN Ravindra has …

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