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CDC Calls for Wider Bird Flu Testing

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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.

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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.

H5N1 Bird Flu Is Infecting More People Than We Know

New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.

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Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports

The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.

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CDC expands bird flu testing recommendation of dairy farm workers

Why it matters: The study is leading officials to recommend the testing of all workers at farms where the H5N1 virus is ...

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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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