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Scientists used to think that highly pathogenic avian influenza didn’t pose a risk to humans, according to Perez.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been found in 36 herds in nine states, and detected in samples of commercially sold, pasteurized milk.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Avian influenza is considered either low pathogenic (LPAI) or highly pathogenic (HPAI), determined by how serious the infection is, according to the CDC.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Seeing highly pathogenic, or high-path, viruses move back into wild birds in a big way raised serious concerns that wild birds could transmit the virus further and faster than was already occurring via the movement of infected poultry across Southeast Asia.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2024
The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has been found in 36 herds in nine states, and detected in samples of commercially sold, pasteurized milk.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
Avian influenza is considered either low pathogenic (LPAI) or highly pathogenic (HPAI), determined by how serious the infection is, according to the CDC.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Seeing highly pathogenic, or high-path, viruses move back into wild birds in a big way raised serious concerns that wild birds could transmit the virus further and faster than was already occurring via the movement of infected poultry across Southeast Asia.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 9 May 2024
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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