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The bird flu virus was first detected in pigs in the US, and a case of H5N1 was detected in Oregon

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus has been detected in pigs in the U.S. for the first time, raising concerns about how the virus could spread between species. Officials are investigating a case at an Oregon farm where the virus was detected in a pig. Of the five pigs tested at the Oregon farm, […]