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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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The next pandemic? It's already here for Earth's wildlife.
The highly pathogenic strain of avian #influenza #H5N1Â (#birdflu) has killed millions of birds & unknown numbers of mammals, particularly...
David Ojcius
Mar 14, 20241 min read
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Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu
Scientists have used #CRISPR to create chickens that have some resistance to #avianflu. The research is "proof of concept that we can...
David Ojcius
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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Not Just for the Birds: Avian Influenza Is Also Felling Wild Mammals
As the Eurasian #H5N1 #birdflu spread in the US this spring, prompting mass culls of domestic birds, scientists also detected the virus...
David Ojcius
Jun 18, 20223 min read
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Two people in China die from bird flu. Three others in hospital. Five new cases of virus confirmed
2 people in China die from #H5N6 #birdflu while 3 others are in hospital. 5 people were infected with the #flu in December; 2 have died,...
David Ojcius
Jan 15, 20224 min read
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France orders poultry lockdown as bird flu spreads across Europe
French farmers ordered to keep their poultry indoors due to the heightened risk of #birdflu being spread by migratory birds. A similar...
David Ojcius
Nov 6, 20211 min read
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China Reports a Human Case of H5N6 Bird Flu
#China Reports a Human Case of #H5N6 Bird #Flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza A man has been hospitalized in southwestern China after...
David Ojcius
Jul 15, 20212 min read
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Case of Human Bird Flu Reported in China
Case of Human #BirdFlu Reported in #China #flu #avianflu #influenza A man in China has been hospitalized after contracting a strain of...
David Ojcius
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Changes of avian influenza virus subtypes before and after vaccination in live poultry in China
#avianflu #flu #influenza #birdflu #China We investigated fluctuations in the detection rates of avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes H5,...
David Ojcius
Jun 8, 20211 min read
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A man in China is found to have H10N3 bird flu, a reminder of a continued ‘concern for pandemic flu’
#flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza #H10N3 A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern Jiangsu Province is the first known human to be infected...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
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China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
#H10N3 #flu #influenza #birdflu #avianflu A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
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China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
#H10N3 #flu #birdflu #avianflu #influenza A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20211 min read
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Emerging H5N8 avian influenza viruses
#flu #influenza #avianflu #birdflu Perspective article argues that #H5N8 avian flu represents a considerable public health concern,...
David Ojcius
May 23, 20212 min read
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A New Bird Flu Jumps to Humans. So Far, It's Not a Problem
A New #BirdFlu Jumps to Humans. So Far, It's Not a Problem Between Dec. 25, 2020 & Jan. 14, 2021, >7 million birds were lost to #H5N8...
David Ojcius
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms
Japan’s worst bird flu outbreak on record spread to new farms and now affects more than 20% of the country’s 47 prefectures, with...
David Ojcius
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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