Significant health news from #DrEricFeiglDing
H5N1 bird flu was confirmed in a pig on a backyard farm in #Oregon, the first detection of the virus in swine in the US. Pigs represent a particular concern for the spread of bird flu because they can become **co-infected with bird and human viruses**, which could swap genes to form a new, more dangerous virus that can more easily infect humans.
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https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/30/avian-influenza-pigs-oregon/



