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Bird Flu Virus Exposure Causes Severe Disease in Mammals: NIH Study

Bird Flu Virus Exposure Causes Severe Disease in Mammals: NIH Study
Cows graze in a field at a dairy farm on April 26, 2024 in Petaluma, California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered dairy producers to test cows that produce milk for infections from avian influenza HPAI H5N1. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Huey Freeman
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Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported on Monday that the currently circulating “highly pathogenic” H5N1 viruses extracted from dairy cattle induced severe disease in mice and ferrets when administered intranasally.
The findings of these experiments, published Monday in a Nature Journal report, found that the new cow virus, HPAI H5N1, may differ from previous cow viruses.
Huey Freeman
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A newspaper reporter, editor, and author, Huey Freeman recently wrote “Who Shot Nick Ivie?” a true crime book on the murder of a border patrol agent. He lives in Central Illinois with his wife Kate.