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The discovery of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle — and the news that at least one person in Texas has been infected, apparently through contact with infected cows — has taken scientists who study influenza by surprise. But after absorbing…

The largest producer of fresh eggs in the United States said Tuesday that it has stopped production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens there. Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in…

At least one person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu after having contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected, state officials said on Monday.The announcement adds a worrying dimension to an outbreak that has affected…

Nearly 48,000 birds were killed at a north Alabama chicken farm after state agriculture officials confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu there.The commercial pullet farm in Marshall County has been quarantined after…

The United Kingdom has detected a strain of flu virus commonly found in pigs in a human, for the first time. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found a single confirmed human case of influenza A(H1N2)v, a strain that is similar to flu…

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNNNew York (CNN) — Egg and turkeyprices are down. But a deadly bird flu is still…

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