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4.2M Iowa chickens infected, flock to be culled

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Rachel Carter

Bird flu affecting dozens of dairy herds The latest bird flu outbreak has affected more than 60 dairy herds since late March, ...

Covid will still be here this summer. Will anyone care?

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Rachel Carter

By now, it’s as familiar as sunscreen hitting the shelves: Americans are headed into another summer with new coronavirus variants and a ...

Brain worms hit family gathering after they eat black bear meat: CDC

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Rachel Carter

A rare parasite hit six relatives at a May 2022 family gathering where they ate undercooked black bear meat. That led to ...

Free COVID-19 vaccine Bridge Access Program expiring soon

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Rachel Carter

New COVID-19 variants, nicknamed FLiRT, found in wastewater, says CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public of ...

Another dairy farm worker infected, calls for testing and more

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Olivia Martin

A second dairy farm worker — this time in Michigan — has contracted bird flu in the United States this year, the Centers ...

How bad is the bird flu in Michigan and what does it mean for eggs, milk?

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Rachel Carter

Lansing State Journal staff  |  Lansing State Journal What we know about human bird flu cases and our food Can I catch ...

Four Marion County deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

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Rachel Carter

Marion Star  |  USA TODAY NETWORK What is Chronic Wasting Disease? CWD is a deer-killing disease that leaves their brains full of ...

Long Beach declares public health emergency for tuberculosis outbreak

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Rachel Carter

Long Beach reports tuberculosis outbreak Long Beach health officials are sounding the alarm after a tuberculosis outbreak at a local hotel. Fox ...

What to know about spread, symptoms

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Rachel Carter

CDC director Mandy Cohen on COVID response Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about their role ...

The latest on U.S. spread, the safety of milk and more precautions

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Olivia Martin

After particles of the bird flu virus were discovered in about 1 in 5 samples of grocery store milk, further Food and ...