Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...
“RNA viruses like influenza ... The 2009 swine flu outbreak is thought to have been the result of reassortment between avian, swine and human influenza viruses. “We already know that ...
But that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of which the CDC is part, believes the current bird ...
Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for California News Service reporting for the ... to avoid human-animal interaction. "An RNA virus [such as avian flu] can mutate really easily.
The state Department of Agriculture announced Friday that the agency has detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at a commercial poultry producer in Elbert County, approximately 100 ...