Bird flu detected among US veterinarians tested last year, CDC says
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bird flu infections were detected among cattle veterinarians tested last fall, including two people with no known exposure to animals with the virus, according to a report released by the U.
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A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 veterinarians for H5N1,
Bird flu infections went undetected in some veterinarians, CDC study says
The new study is more evidence that the official U.S. tally of confirmed human bird flu infections—68 in the past year—is likely a significant undercount.
Some people didn't know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests
A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. The study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention echoes two smaller ones that detected evidence of infection in previously undiagnosed farmworkers.
Bird flu infections in dairy cows are more widespread than we thought, according to a new CDC study
A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.
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