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CDC: Salmonella Infections Tied to Backyard Poultry
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (329+ words) JONEL ALECCIA Monday, 27 April 2026 05: 32 PM EDT At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds like…...
France's Pasteur Institute: Bird Flu Could Risk Pandemic Worse Than COVID If it Mutates
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (491+ words) Sybille de La Hamaide Thursday, 27 November 2025 08: 55 AM EST The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of…...
Washington Resident First With Rare Bird Flu Strain
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) I. Edwards Monday, 17 November 2025 10: 30 AM EST A Washington state resident has become the first person in the United States to test positive for a rare bird flu strain that has never before been found in humans. The older adult, who has…...
Prelim Case of Bird Flu in Wash. Would Be First in 9 Months
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (311+ words) DEVI SHASTRI Thursday, 13 November 2025 10: 27 PM EST Health officials in Washington state say they have identified the nation's first human case of bird flu since February, pending confirmatory testing. A Grays Harbor County, Washington, resident preliminarily tested positive for the infection,…...
Gallup Poll: Trust in Food Safety Regs at Record Low
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) By Mark Swanson "|" Monday, 18 August 2025 06: 28 PM EDT At 53%, the confidence level represents a precipitous drop from 76% in 2000 and 68% as recently as 2019. The confidence level had settled around 70% for a 10-year period, from 2007 through July 2019, according to the poll. Democrats are…...