Livestock diseases

Livestock diseases

• WHO: New flu passes more easily from bird to human

  A new strain of bird flu that emerged in China over the past month is one of the "most lethal" flu viruses so far, worrying health officials because ... 

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  How Chinese bird flu infects humans still mystery

  Almost three weeks after China reported finding a new strain of bird flu in humans, experts are still stumped by how people are becoming infected when ... 

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  USDA starts new program to track farm animals

  The federal government has launched a new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of ... 

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  China kills market birds as flu found in pigeons

  China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all ... 

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  China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals

  In a worrisome sign, a bird flu in China appears to have mutated so that it can spread to other animals, raising the potential for a bigger threat to ... 

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  Questions in China on how H7N9 flu strain killed 2

  Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but ... 

• Japan's new import rules to help US beef industry

  Ranchers welcomed Japan's decision Monday to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports, saying it will provide a boost to the American meat industry but ...