Pigs are mixing bowls for bird flu and human flu viruses, increasing the risk of mutations that help H5N1 spread to humans. It's still not inevitable.

A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Doctors weigh in on potential concerns.

Pigs can host both bird and human flu viruses, which can make them a dangerous "mixing bowl." Flu season can also heighten the risk of mutations and eventual human transmission of H5N1.

Bird flu has been found in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday. The ...

Public health experts are concerned that the first detection of H5N1 bird flu in a pig could mean the next step in human-to-human transmission of the virus.

Pigs can be infected with multiple types of flu, and the animals can play a role in making bird viruses better adapted to humans, she explained. The 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic had swine origins, Nuzzo ...

The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat. NEW YORK — A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu ...

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full refund. we turn to five on your health tonight and we were just mentioning this a couple of minutes ago. a pig in the state of oregon, not here, but in oregon, has been diagnosed with bird flu.

Pigs can host both bird and human flu viruses, which can make them a dangerous "mixing bowl." Flu season can also heighten the risk of mutations and eventual human transmission of H5N1.