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Precautions needed to keep house cats from catching, spreading bird flu

Mon, 2025-02-10 19:24 — mike kraft

House Cats With Bird Flu Could Pose a Risk to Public Health - KFF Health News The current strain of bird flu is spreading from wildlife and livestock to house cats. To keep pets healthy, many virologists and veterinarians say, house cats shouldn’t eat raw food and should be kept indoors.

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Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals

Mon, 2025-02-10 19:11 — mike kraft

Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals | CNN The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more easily, according to a new technical brief from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Measles cases grow in West Texas area with low vaccination rates

Mon, 2025-02-10 19:07 — mike kraft

Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Des[ite court orders, Trump administration is still freezing government program funds

Mon, 2025-02-10 18:00 — mike kraft

Trump Administration Is Still Freezing Funds Despite Court Orders Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — and the limits of the presidency. Jake Pearson,Anjeanette Damon ProPublica

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TB Outbreaks in Kansas and North Carolina

Mon, 2025-02-10 11:40 — mike kraft

There's a Massive Tuberculosis Outbreak in the US Kansas is experiencing one of the biggest outbreaks of tuberculosis ever recorded in the United States. luisprada VICE

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USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls -- experts

Mon, 2025-02-10 11:10 — mike kraft

How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls “I fully expect to see an exponential increase in new HIV infections,” one expert said. Women and girls are more susceptible to HIV and malaria in many developing countries. NBC News

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US AID memo says suspended TB, malaria, newborn health services must restart, but confusion continues

Mon, 2025-02-10 10:58 — mike kraft

TB, malaria, newborn health services must restart, says USAID memo

American-funded aid efforts to tackle diseases such as malaria, as well as preventing newborn baby deaths and treating severe malnutrition, should resume, according to a memo from the United States government reviewed by Reuters.

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U.S. health clinics disrupted by Trump administration funding freeze.

Mon, 2025-02-10 10:44 — mike kraft

Health clinics grapple with US funding squeeze

Feb 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's executive orders have begun to disrupt patient care in the United States, as some providers cannot access essential federal funding, according to interviews with a dozen healthcare providers and policy advocates.

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New York City closes live poultry markets because of bird flu outbreak

Fri, 2025-02-07 16:58 — mike kraft

Live poultry markets ordered shut in New York City because of avian flu outbreak New York has ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird markets in the city. AP News

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The efforts to save formation on government websites before removal by Trump admnistration

Fri, 2025-02-07 16:45 — mike kraft

Disappearing Data: Trump Administration Removing Climate Information from Government Websites Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025 - In the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term, the administration has begun to scrub critical environmental resources and datasets from federal agency websites. NSArchive

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