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Flu vaccine for children linked to pneumonia risk for their relatives

Giving children the nasal flu vaccine is linked to more pneumonia-causing bacteria in their noses, which they may pass on, but immunisation is still recommended

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Lack of US bird flu tracking in cows may raise risk of human infection

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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic

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Should we be worried about a bird flu pandemic in the US?

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Bird flu confirmed in person who had contact with infected dairy cows

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Bird flu detected in US dairy cows – here’s what you need to know

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Mass death of seal pups raises fears of bird flu spreading in mammals

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Northern giant petrels fighting over a dead seal pup in South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean

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Bird flu has reached Antarctica and could have a devastating effect

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Bird flu now sweeping the world evolved in Europe and Africa

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Chickens made resistant to bird flu with CRISPR gene editing

Modifying a protein in chicken cells can help the birds resist infection by influenza viruses, but further testing is needed before this approach can be rolled out

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People in the US passed swine flu to pigs nearly 400 times in 12 years

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Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them spread to humans

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Gannets' blue eyes turn black after an infection with bird flu

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Bird flu has killed 20 critically endangered California condors

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