Experts are racing to contain 'the most dangerous' monkeypox virus yet before it causes a global outbreak

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Electron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of the monkeypox virus.
Electron microscope image of various virions (virus particles) of a monkeypox virus taken from human skin.

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A new study suggests a culprit in bird flu's rapid spread through US cattle, and how to stop it

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A dairy cow is milked at the South Mountain Creamery farm in Middletown, Maryland.

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A sudden spike in cases of a rare infection often linked to flesh-eating bacteria is happening in Japan

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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus

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lineup of black and white cows sticking their heads thorough a metal fence with some cows looking at a small black bird standing on the dirt path in front of them
Since H5N1 made the unexpected jump from birds to cattle, experts are increasingly worried about human spread.

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Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

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two people in white biohazard suits with masks and goggles handle a vial on a beach next to a dead porpoise
Scientists collect organic material from a dead porpoise on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, during a bird flu outbreak in São José do Norte, Brazil.

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