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We ‘have our head in the sand’: Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
The US hasn’t learned lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 bird flu that keep showing signs of their own pandemic potential ...
Newsweek18d
Bird Flu Mutation: Risk of New Pandemic Explained
The first case of the H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, in the U.S. was reported earlier this month after a patient had been exposed to sick and dead birds. The case was confirmed on December 13 ...
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NEW YORK, NY, December 05, 2024--USA TODAY, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), announced its first-ever USA TODAY Movie Meter, a new platform that engages movie enthusiasts to rate which film ...
The New York Times19d
The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...
CNN19d
Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why.
The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Over the course of a week ...
earth19d
It's official: The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States
After nearly 250 years of informal recognition, the bald eagle has officially been designated as the national bird of the United States. On Christmas Eve 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a ...
PBS19d
How America lost control of the bird flu and raised the risk of another pandemic
Nearly a year into the first outbreak of the bird flu among cattle, the virus shows no sign of slowing. The U.S. government failed to eliminate the virus on dairy farms when it was confined to a ...
Firstpost19d
Why did it take nearly 250 years for the bald eagle to be declared America's national bird?
Yet, astonishingly, it took until Christmas Eve 2024 for the bird to be officially designated as the country’s national bird. US President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that corrected ...
USA Today19d
The bald eagle's soaring comeback: From near extinction to official US bird
The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird this week. President Joe ...
Reuters20d
Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says
Dec 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not ...
CNN20d
Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s national bird. President ...
CBS News20d
Bald eagle is officially America's bird, with Biden's signature
That changed earlier this year. And on Christmas Eve, President Biden signed the legislation declaring the bald eagle the official national bird. "For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle ...