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Virus that poses 'serious threat' to Niagara stonefruit detected in area, prompting federal agency response
Niagara is famous for its peaches, which could be under threat from a virus detected in the area for the first time since 2013. In response, the the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is expanding an area where restrictions are in place to help prevent the sp...
#virus #agriculture #disease #food #Niagara #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/pl

Alberta mulls roll out of H5N1 avian flu vaccine while Ottawa stockpiles doses for provinces
Alberta is reviewing new guidance on H5N1 avian influenza vaccines, and who might get them, as shipments are readied to fan out across the country and concerns about the virus grow.
#health #politics #virus #Alberta #Ottawa #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alb

#Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of #BirdFlu
A new version of the #virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows
The finding indicates that the virus, known as #H5N1, has spilled from birds into cows at least twice — leading to these two sets of infections — and that it could continue to do so. It also suggests that the virus may pose a persistent risk to cows and to the people who work closely with them.
nytimes.com/2025/02/05/health/
archive.ph/YdG8h

The New York Times · Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird FluBy Emily Anthes

‘A Dangerous #Virus’: #BirdFlu Enters a New Phase
#pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But #outbreak has passed worrisome milestones recently, including #cattle that may have been reinfected.
#H5N1 has infected over 900 herds and dozens of people, killing one, and outbreak shows no signs of abating. “You could easily end up with endemically circulating H5 in dairy herds without symptoms, obscuring rapid or easy detection,” Dr. Moncla said.
nytimes.com/2025/01/27/health/
archive.ph/5Lfxk

The New York Times · Bird Flu Enters a New Phase, Scientists SayBy Apoorva Mandavilli