Articles filed under Influenza
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Ouch! Flu spray fails again, panel urges shot insteadJun 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert ...
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Minnesota farms mostly at full production after bird fluJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's turkey and chicken farms are mostly back to full production after last year's bird flu outbreak devastated more than 100 poultry opera...
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Halted in bird flu outbreak, federal egg inspections resumeJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has resumed inspections of egg-handling facilities in 21 states more than a year after they were suspended ...
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Bird flu reappears in Cameroon, killing thousands of birdsMay 26, 2016 7:00 am - YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Cameroon's government says that the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has reappeared in Cameroon after an 8-year absence. Livestock minister Dr....
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Biologist: Rabbits and skunks can pass bird flu to ducksMay 17, 2016 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A government wildlife researcher has found that rabbits and skunks can become infected with the bird flu virus and shed it enough to infect ducks...
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Chili Peppers nix concert after singer hospitalized with fluMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - The Red Hot Chili Peppers canceled an appearance at a California radio station's annual concert after lead singer Anthony Kiedis was hospitalized w...
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Carlos Martinez exits early as Cardinals fall to Pirates 4-2May 07, 2016 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina knew something was wrong with starter Carlos Martinez. Molina went out to talk to Martinez, who was laboring i...
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Bird flu forces slaughter of 39K turkeys at Missouri farmMay 04, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwestern Missouri turkey farm where bird flu was found remains quarantined after 39,000 of its birds were destroyed last week as a precauti...
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Bird flu quarantine lifted at last of 10 Indiana farmsMay 02, 2016 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The last remaining quarantine imposed last winter on southwestern Indiana poultry farms swept by a bird flu outbreak has been lifted, a step official...
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Mild flu season winding down, still widespread in NortheastApr 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Flu season is winding down, and it's been a relatively mild one. It's not over - flu is still widespread in 14 states, mostly in the Northeast. But healt...