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- ''Ghost bird' crash has co-workers talking (Portsmouth Herald)
NEWINGTON ? One bird is flying around the Seacoast with a nasty headache.
'High-Pathogenic Bird Flu Found at Saskatchewan Farm (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- A strain of bird flu that can be deadly to poultry, while posing little threat to humans, has been found at a chicken farm in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.
'Bird Flu Virus Can Pass From Mother To Child (KOLR/KSFX Ozarks)
(Washington, DC) -- Researchers say the H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through a pregnant woman's placenta to infect the fetus. They also found evidence to show the virus not only affects the lungs, but passes thoughout the body into the gastrointestinal tract, the brain, liver and blood cells.
'Bird flu in Saskatchewan (CNews)
Alberta poultry producers are stepping up efforts to protect their chickens, following an outbreak of bird flu on a Saskatchewan farm. But while farmers' livelihoods are at stake, government officials are assuring the public there's no risk to human health.
'Canada says chicken exports may be hit by bird flu (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canadian veterinary officials said on Thursday it is likely that Canadian chicken exports may be barred temporarily by other nations after a form of bird flu was found on a Saskatchewan chicken farm.
'Bird Flu May Pass to Fetus via Womb (WebMD)
The H5N1 bird flu virus may be able to pass from a pregnant woman to her fetus via the womb, researchers report.
'Bird flu virus can pass mother to child: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through a pregnant woman's placenta to infect the fetus, researchers reported on Thursday.
'Bird Flu Virus Can Infect Fetus (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through the placenta of pregnant women and into the fetus, Chinese scientists report.
'Agency Announces Recovery Plan For Bird (KTHV Little Rock)
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal wildlife officials released a long-range plan Monday for removing a tiny bird that nests on West Coast beaches from Endangered Species Act protections by 2047 with the help of volunteers from the Audubon Society, the Boy Scouts and other nonprofit groups.
'Deadly bird flu can pass from mother to fetus (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu can pass through the placenta of a pregnant woman to her unborn fetus, scientists reported Friday.
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