influenza
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Pet Dog Dies of Bird Flu After ‘Chewing on a Wild Goose’
As a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza continues to cause mass outbreaks and mortality in wild and domestic birds worldwide, another unfortunate animal casualty has emerged. A pet dog died of bird flu in Ontario, Canada this month, the country’s public health and food inspection authorities confirmed in a Tuesday statement.
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WHO Warns Bird Flu Could Jump to Humans
The World Health Organisation has issued an ominous warning about bird flu. In a Wednesday press briefing, the international agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that the disease’s current trajectory leaves humans worryingly exposed.
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String of Child Deaths from Strep A Alarm Health Officials
A common bacterial infection known as Strep A has likely killed over a dozen children in the UK in recent months. On Friday, health officials reported yet another fatality linked to the bacteria, which can, in rare cases, cause a more invasive and life-threatening infection. There are likely several reasons why the outbreak appears to…
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Texas Reports First U.S. Death Linked to Monkeypox
A Texas resident has died with monkeypox, local health officials reported Tuesday — seemingly the first death linked to the emerging viral disease ever documented in the U.S. The person reportedly had preexisting health issues, and officials are still investigating the extent to which the infection may have contributed to their death.