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Despite minimal risks so far, bird flu precautions wise for pets, cats especiallyFeb 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Bird flu, while mainly contracted by wild birds, can spread to pets, especially cats. Experts advise precautions like avoiding sick wildlife, not feeding raw food or unpasteurized milk and keeping pets indoors as much as possible.
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Illinois health officials taking bird flu precautions despite assessing no ‘active risk’ to humansFeb 17, 2025 11:39 am - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for t...
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Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City due to avian flu outbreakFeb 07, 2025 1:49 pm - All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up egg prices.
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Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cowsFeb 06, 2025 6:54 am - Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Departm...
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‘Losing this funding will cause deaths’: Suburban leaders blast Trump’s federal funding freezeJan 30, 2025 12:34 pm - Suburban gun violence prevention efforts, counseling programs for sexual abuse victims and road improvement projects would be crippled if President Donald Trump’s controversial order to freeze spending on federal grants and loans stands, advocates for those causes said Thursday.
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On fifth anniversary, St. Alexius doctors recall fear, anxiety of treating nation’s 2nd COVID patientJan 26, 2025 9:16 am - Five years ago Friday, staff at Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates became part of history when they announced they were treating a patient with the second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States.
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Lincoln Park Zoo seal, flamingo die from bird fluJan 16, 2025 2:50 pm - Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced.
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Schaumburg Community Blood Drive set for Jan. 21Jan 16, 2025 1:44 pm - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive that will take place from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints t 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
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Bird flu confirmed in waterfowl in Woodstock, ‘numerous locations’ in IllinoisDec 21, 2024 4:57 pm - Bird flu has been reported in Woodstock-area birds and waterfowl, the city said Friday.
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Whooping cough surging in Kane CountyNov 26, 2024 8:03 pm - After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with 92 cases on record so far.