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A new paper from a team of Cornell University researchers shows that the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus causes ...
Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...
The virus, which scientists call H5N1, has spread like wildfire around the globe in recent years, surprising and horrifying ...
Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...
The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal ...
Cumberland resident Dr. Judy Stone is an infectious disease specialist who spent 25 years in solo practice in Allegany County ...
Arboviruses are spreading beyond tropical and subtropical regions owing to climate change, population growth, and increased ...
The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop ...
The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN9d
Maryland Bald Eagles Soar to 1,400 Pairs
Maryland’s bald eagle population has surged from 44 breeding pairs in 1977 to over 1,400 in 2025, a recovery driven by ...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is having a deadly effect on Michigan’s eagle population. A 2022 outbreak reduced breeding ...
Aaron Specht, assistant professor in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, has investigated bird flu cases in critically endangered California condors since 2023, soon after 21 condors died ...