Articles filed under Influenza
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Bird flu confirmed in 2 poultry flocks in north AlabamaMar 21, 2017 7:00 am - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama officials have confirmed bird flu in two poultry flocks, just a week after three commercial breeders had to kill their chickens across th...
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Vienna zoo puts down its pelicans because of bird fluMar 10, 2017 6:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo has euthanized its flock of 20 Dalmatian pelicans after examinations showed them infected with bird flu. A zoo statement says the ...
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Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreakMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The detection of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu at a Tennessee chicken farm has poultry farmers stepping up security in an attempt to prevent ...
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Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplierMar 06, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius have...
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UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread lowMar 01, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it has noticed changes in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily b...
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Jason Day withdraws from World Golf Championship in MexicoFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Jason Day has withdrawn from the Mexico Championship because of an infection in both ears and the flu. The World Golf Championship, to be ...
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IU Health restricts visitors at 2 hospitals over fluFeb 24, 2017 6:00 am - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University Health has imposed temporary restrictions on visitors at two of its hospitals in east central Indiana because of an increase in fl...
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Slammed by the flu, businesses scramble to get work doneFeb 22, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The flu season has slammed many small businesses, weakening already thin staffing levels and forcing some owners to scramble to cover shifts or get the w...
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China closes live poultry markets amid deadly flu outbreakFeb 17, 2017 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China is ordering the closure of live poultry markets in its south-central regions as it grapples with the worst outbreak of bird flu in years that has ki...
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US flu vaccine a good match; season moderate so farFeb 16, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This season's flu vaccine seems to be working pretty well, weakening the punch of a nasty bug that's going around, U.S. health officials said Thursday. P...