influenza
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Bird Flu Claims Over 100 Black Vultures in New Jersey
Over 100 black vultures were found dead on the Sussex Branch Trail in Lafayette, Sussex County, New Jersey. The deaths have apparently been occurring since early August, and avian influenza (also known as bird flu) was the confirmed cause of death.
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U.S. Doctors, Labs Report Cases of ‘Flurona’ as Viruses Team Up
The seasonal flu is back, and it’s occasionally teaming up with everyone’s least favourite coronavirus. On Wednesday, testing site officials in Los Angeles reported the city’s first apparent case of the newly coined “flurona”: a co-infection of influenza and the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The unlucky infected person, a teenage boy, is reportedly only experiencing mild illness.
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Health Officials in China Report First Human Case of H10N3 Bird Flu
On Tuesday, health officials in China reported the first known human case of a particular strain of avian influenza called H10N3. The victim, a 41-year-old man residing in Jiangsu, was hospitalized in late April and diagnosed with the virus on May 28. Officials said that the man has since recovered and would be leaving the…
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Not Now, Ominous New Swine Flu Strains
Researchers in China are sounding the alarm over strains of the influenza virus that have become common among some farm pigs — strains that have the potential to erupt into an easily transmissible pandemic in people, they warn. But while the threat is serious and worth keeping an eye on, it’s not an urgent risk…