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Some people didn't know they had a bird flu infection, study suggests

A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.
Testing found that three veterinarians, or 2%, had evidence of antibodies to H5N1 infection.
The U.S. Tally of confirmed human bird flu infections is likely a significant undercount, with 68 confirmed in the last year.
The researchers did not see evidence of a large number of under-the-radar infections.

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STAT

New evidence suggests bird flu in veterinarians went undetected

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27 days ago·Boston, United States

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The New York Sun

CDC Study Discloses Undetected Bird Flu Spread Among Veterinarians, Raising Fears About Human Transmission

The report was due to be made public weeks ago but the Trump administration paused external communications by federal health agencies.

27 days ago·New York, United States

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End Time Headlines

Bird Flu has been silently spreading from infected animals to veterinarians

The H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been silently spreading from infected animals to veterinarians and other animal care workers. While human cases remain rare, recent reports suggest an increasing risk of transmission, raising concerns among health experts. According to Newsmax, A growing body of evidence indicates that veterinarians and […]

28 days ago

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La Presse

Avian influenza: New evidence of transmission to humans is emerging

U.S. veterinarians who cared for cattle contracted the avian flu without knowing it last year, according to a scientific report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose publication was delayed by a statement from the Trump administration.

28 days ago·Montreal, Canada

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Ars Technica

H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently

The findings suggest transmission and cases are going undetected.

28 days ago·United States

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VOA News

Some veterinarians didn't know they had bird flu, study suggests

NEW YORK — 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. In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having symptoms of H5N1 bird flu, while none of the veterinarians in the new paper recalled any such symptoms. …

28 days ago·United States

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