Tag: among-poultry
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France reports another bird flu strain in southwest
France has detected H5N9 avian influenza among poultry in the southwest of the country, an official report showed on Friday, the third strain of bird flu to be confirmed this month in the region known for its foie gras production. Bird flu has spread across Europe in recent weeks, prompting preventative slaughtering of poultry or…
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‘Night-owl’ preschoolers may have more sleep problems
By Shereen Lehman Preschoolers whose natural preference is for going to bed and waking up on the late side are more likely than their early-bird peers to have sleep problems, a recent study suggests. Adults and teens with a late “chronotype,” or internal “body clock,” tend to stay up later and wake up later and…
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Down the road: better seatbelts for seniors
By Randi Belisomo Ohio researchers say today’s seat belts weren’t designed to protect the smaller, frailer seniors who account for tens of millions of drivers in the U.S alone. “When seat belts were first designed four decades ago, safety dummies tested in car crash simulations resembled the average-size male driver of 40 years old and…
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Britain confirms bird flu outbreak at turkey farm in eastern England
The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found at a turkey farm in Lincolnshire, eastern England, Britain’s agriculture department said on Friday. Several European countries and Israel have found cases of H5N8 bird flu in the past few weeks and some have ordered poultry flocks be kept indoors to prevent the disease spreading. The last…