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The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as some mammals. The CDC has also confirmed mild cases in humans, and a fatal ...

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Outbreaks among the unvaccinated are a predictable consequence of falling immunization rates. But even vaccinated adults may ...