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First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know

First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know

A patient in Washington state has died from H5N5 bird flu, the first known human infection with this virus – but experts say the wider risk remains...

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Ed Hutchinson

Bird flu cases surging in UK but risk to humans remains low

Restrictions have recently been put in place in England and Scotland to curb the spread of bird flu.

30.01.2025 3

The Conversation

Ed Hutchinson

Bird flu detected in pigs – here’s why virologists are concerned

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of...

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Ed Hutchinson