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CDC Calls for Wider Bird Flu Testing

H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests

Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals.

Newsweek on MSN · 14h

CDC Calls for Wider Bird Flu Testing After More Farmworker Infections Found

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

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CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections

The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be spreading to people. It suggests that the virus has infected more humans than the 46 farmworkers identified in the U.S. as of Thursday. Nearly all were in contact with infected dairy cows or infected poultry.

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H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know

There have also been 46 confirmed human cases of H5N1 in the U.S. this year, with most (with one exception) thought to have ...

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CDC calls for expanded bird flu testing among farm workers

The data shows that those who are infected with H5N1 may not show symptoms, Nirav Sha, the CDC’s principal deputy ...

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Antibody Testing Picks Up More H5N1 Cases in Dairy Farm Workers

Some 7% of workers on Colorado and Michigan dairy farms with H5N1 bird flu-infected cows were seropositive for the virus, ...

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