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Which bird species are super spreaders of avian influenza? New research from Tufts University offers details.A new study from researchers at Tufts University details which species are super spreaders.When it comes to avian influenza,…

A home on Lido Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. James and Lara Briggs, of Sarasota, sold their home at 166 Bryant Drive to 166 Bryant LLC for $5.5 million. Built in 2005, it has five bedrooms,…

A condominium in The Beach Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Jerry and Susan Roth, of Longwood, sold their Unit 1001 condominium at 1300 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Carmine and Shari…

An inmate in Colorado has become the first human in the US to test positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, amid the worst outbreak of the virus in seven years and a cull of millions of poultry in dozens of states.The unnamed prisoner…

DES MOINES, Iowa A Colorado prison inmate has become the first person in the U.S. to test positive for bird flu in a recent outbreak that has led to the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still…

A highly contagious strain of avian flu that has likely killed hundreds of birds and spread across more than two dozen states has been detected in a human for the first time in the U.S., officials said Thursday.The man was working on a…

"This is the second human case associated with this specific group of H5 viruses that are currently predominant, and the first case in the United States," the CDC said.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) said…

<!-- -->China: A four-year-old boy was found to have been infected with the bird flu virus (Representational)Beijing: China has confirmed the first known human case of the H3N8 strain of avian flu, but health authorities say there…

A 4-year-old boy in central China has been infected with H3N8 bird flu, making it the first time that the virus has been confirmed in humans. Scientists believe that a previous strain of the virus – which is also found in…

Bird flu confirmed locations. The blue states denote locations where the USDA has confirmed HPAI in commercial and backyard poultry flocks between April 1 and 16, 2022. Data via USDA. Image via Kelly Whitt. A severe strain of bird flu A…