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Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. But a new case in a British Columbia teenager has experts worried.
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Public health officials maintain the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection remains low. They are searching for the source.
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H5N1 bird flu has been discovered in a pig in Oregon, a development that has sparked new concerns among infectious disease experts.
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Dairy industry experts say the virus entered California after local cows were shipped to another state and then returned to California.
Although California dairy farmers had heard about the H5N1 bird flu before it hit, none was prepared for the devastation it would cause in some herds.
California H5N1 outbreaks have had little impact on overall milk production, but experts warn that outbreaks could soon increase substantially.
