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- Deadly new bird flu strain could lead to devastating pandemic Sat, 22 Apr 17, 12:08amYou probably haven't thought about the bird flu in a couple of years, unless you're a virologist, but a new strain that resurfaced in China has the potential to be pandemic...
- Emilie van Spronsen creates beautiful pieces for the home out of chicken carcasses Fri, 27 Nov 15, 4:00amH5N8 avian flu decimated chicken flocks in the Netherlands. But van Spronsen found the good in all the waste. She heated the carcasses to 70 degress celsius for three seconds to clean out the virus and then played around...
- USDA plan to suffocate chickens infected with avian flu would “cook them alive” Thu, 24 Sep 15, 11:31pmAs if factory farms and chickens suffering with bird flu aren't enough , the USDA is currently considering a controversial method for euthanizing infected chickens that involves suffocating and cooking them alive...
- U.S. avian flu outbreak drives up the price of eggs as supplies are threatened Sat, 30 May 15, 5:11amIn 2014, migratory birds carrying highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 infections brought the disease to the United States, sparking an outbreak that has affected more than 21 million egg-laying hens in Iowa alone,...
- Scientists Discover Blueprint for World’s First Universal Flu Vaccine Wed, 25 Sep 13, 1:13amImage © Shutterstock One of the major challenges in fighting influenza worldwide is how rapidly the virus evolves -- new strains of the disease emerge every year, rendering older vaccines ineffective...
- Scientists Unveil Blueprint for Universal Flu Vaccine Tue, 24 Sep 13, 8:00pmImage © Shutterstock One of the major challenges in fighting influenza worldwide is how rapidly the virus evolves -- new strains of the disease emerge every year, rendering older vaccines ineffective...