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Scientists Found Bird Flu in Dairy Cows – Here’s Why That’s Terrifying
H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...
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Cattle Bird Flu Spread from One Source
A recent study has confirmed that the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle began with just one wild bird infection. This event, traced back to Texas in 2023, led to undetected ...
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Prairie birds — including Illinois’ dapper bobolink — in steep decline, study says
The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other ...
Fact check: Trump's false claims about gas, egg prices
Several times over the last week, President Donald Trump has assured Americans that the prices of eggs and gasoline are down ...
Is avian flu over? Wild mammals, including foxes and raccoons, test positive in Texas
Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species across six counties on the High Plains.
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Buildings and light pollution pose deadly threat to migrating birds. Here's how you can help
Spring migration can be a deadly journey for billions of birds as they travel north. Several cities in the Midwest create an especially deadly path for birds where light pollution and buildings ...
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West Nile bird testing suspended in Illinois to prevent bird flu spread
With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...
As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...