H5N1 bird flu found in U.S. swine for 1st time

US detects H5N1 bird flu in swine for the first time
By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -H5N1 bird flu was detected in a pig in a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
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The USDA said there is no risk to the nation's pork supply from the Oregon case. The risk to the public from bird flu remains low.
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H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly pathogenic strain of bird flu started its rapid global spread in 2020. But why were we worrying specifically about pigs? And does this case – detected on a farm in Oregon on October 29 – change anything?
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USDA officials said the infection occurred at a non-commercial farm and that the nation’s pork supply is not at risk.
US detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time
H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
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