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Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows

A highly fatal form of avian influenza, or bird flu, has been confirmed in U.S. cattle in Texas and Kansas, the Department of Agriculture announced on Monday. It is the first time that cows infected with the virus have been identified. The cows appear to have been infected by wild birds, and dead birds were

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Still suffering flu, pope visits hospital for tests

The 87-year-old went to the Gemelli hospital on Rome’s Tiber island after attending his general audience at the Vatican. Pope Francis, who has been suffering from a “light flu” for several days, made a brief visit to hospital on Wednesday for tests, the Vatican said. The 87-year-old went to the Gemelli hospital on Rome’s Tiber

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Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies. “This discovery demonstrates for the first time that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus has reached Antarctica despite the distance and natural barriers that separate

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What is driving the spread of avian flu?

An “apocalyptic” mass mortality event that has left thousands of sea lions and sea elephants dead on the beaches of South America is raising alarms among some California sea mammal experts who fear similar scenes could play out along California’s Pacific Coast and other continents as the H5N1 bird flu continues its march across the

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Tiger Woods withdraws from Riviera with flu symptoms

Tiger Woods returned to the PGA Tour and lasted only 24 holes, withdrawing Friday from the Genesis Invitational with flu-like symptoms and dehydration after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole at Riviera. Rob McNamara, his longtime associate and vice president of TGR Ventures, said Woods felt flu symptoms Thursday night and they were

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Czech farmers cull 140,000 birds in bird flu outbreak

The infected birds had the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu strain, which is potentially transmissible to humans. Czech farmers have killed about 140,000 birds since the start of the year in a bid to halt  the spread of a bird flu outbreak, the State Veterinary Administration (SVS) said on Wednesday. The infected birds had the

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