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17 hours ago · The CDC's bird flu test is the only one the Food and Drug Administration has authorized for use right now. Shah said the agency has distributed these tests to about 100 public health labs in states.
4 days ago · Learn about avian influenza (bird flu). Find information on the situation in Australia, international travel tips and why getting your annual flu vaccine is important to stop bird flu becoming a bigger threat to humans.
4 days ago · Avian influenza A (H5N1), or bird flu, has killed millions of wild birds and caused sporadic outbreaks among poultry. In the past few months, there has been an ongoing multistate outbreak among cows in the United States.
1 day ago · Scissor-tailed flycatcher: a small North American bird with a gray head, dark wings, a pinkish-orange wash on the sides, and a black beak. Found mostly in Texas, this bird migrates to Central America in the winter. Like the fork-tailed flycatcher, it has a long tail with a gap in the middle, thus looking like scissors.
2 days ago · The major strain - circulating among wild birds worldwide - is a type of the virus known as H5N1. It emerged in China in the late 1990s. Bird migration has led to outbreaks in domestic and wild birds.
1 day ago · Rooks are black with a white face and a pointy black beak. The rook is on the most intelligent bird list because of its ability to solve simple problems. One notable experiment done with a rook involves a bottle half-filled with water. A small worm is floating on the surface of the water in the bottle.
1 day ago · Here’s the list of the top 10 biggest birds in the world by maximum weight, according to BBC Wildlife Magazine: Common ostrich: 346 pounds. Somali ostrich: 287 pounds. Southern cassowary: 187 ...
