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Q&A: Bird flu has spread to cows in Colorado. Is avian influenza a threat?

medicalxpress.com

The bird flu has arrived in Colorado, and while it doesn't represent anywhere near the threat that COVID-19 did at the beginning of the pandemic, people should take some precautions with animals that could carry it, experts say.

FDA chief says bird flu risk to humans is low, but agency is preparing

thehill.com

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing in case the current strain of avian flu circulating in the U.S. jumps to humans on a large scale, the agency’s commissioner told senators Wednesday. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told…

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Mysterious visitors from other lands fly into D.C.: Migratory birds

Conservationists scoured Roosevelt Island to seek out species from faraway places.

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The new iPad ad essentially flips AI-weary creatives the bird

mashable.com

Apple released an ad in which the tools of creativity are crushed in a hydraulic press, and creatives didn't like it.

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Millions more Americans travel to bird-watch. Texas businesses are cashing in.

www.marketplace.org

Up to 10,000 birders visit High Island each spring, boosting business for the small restaurants and motels near and along the coastal area.

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Master mechanic cleaning hack will save your car from ‘bird crap & tree sap’ – drivers are using $10 product all wrong

www.the-sun.com

A HOME mechanic has revealed a product he always has in his car to protect the paint, and it can even remove hardened tree sap in an hour.

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My adorable strawberry hack keeps birds out of my garden with a clever trick – it’s fun to do with kids, too

A BACKYARD garden can provide a feast of herbs and veggies — both for you and some unwelcome snackers.

My adorable strawberry hack keeps birds out of my garden with a clever trick – it’s fun to do with kids, too

www.thesun.co.uk

A BACKYARD garden can provide a feast of herbs and veggies — both for you and some unwelcome snackers.

My adorable strawberry hack keeps birds out of my garden with a clever trick – it’s fun to do with kids, too

www.the-sun.com

A BACKYARD garden can provide a feast of herbs and veggies — both for you and some unwelcome snackers.

Bird flu is bad for poultry and dairy cows: It's not a dire threat for most of us—yet

phys.org

Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country. Tests have detected the virus among cattle in nine states, mainly in Texas and New Mexico, and most…

Bird flu has spread to cows in Colorado. Is avian influenza a threat? We answer your questions.

www.denverpost.com

The Denver Post compiled the latest information on H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, the bird flu virus that has jumped to cows in at least nine states — including Colorado — and has infected a small number of people.

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Could bird flu become the next COVID? How worried should we be?

www.bostonglobe.com

As a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza spreads through the nation’s farms, local scientists are racing to answer that key question.

Even as bird flu looms, the world is unlearning Covid’s lessons

www.vox.com

Despite increasing H5N1 flu concerns, self-interest appears to be trumping the common good as the world negotiates a pandemic treaty. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Inside the incredible new resort in the Maldives you can SKYDIVE into for a stunning bird's eye view of paradise (and it's gorgeous at ground level, too, as we discover... )

www.dailymail.co.uk

MailOnline Travel's Carol Driver checks into Ifuru Island Maldives resort with her husband and seven-year-old daughter, Amelia. Read on for her verdict on the resort...

Taunton Town confirm ticket prices for 2024/25 as early bird offer launches

uk.sports.yahoo.com

Taunton Town have confirmed their season ticket and admission prices ahead of the 2024-25 season as the club returns to the Southern League.

Second suit filed against Maui hotel over lights that disorient birds

Earthjustice is filing suit a second time against the Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, on Maui over the harms its bright lights cause to endangered

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Does bird flu have the potential to turn into the next pandemic?

www.thehindu.com

Central Government directs vigilance on bird-flu spread in India with WHO warning of increased transmission and heightened risk of potential human transmission.

Mayawati killed two birds with one stone by axing political heir Akash Anand

www.siasat.com

Lucknow: Mistakes – minute or monumental — are unacceptable and unpardonable in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), particularly if they have the potential to harm party chief Mayawati’s political interests. In the past, innumerable BSP leaders…