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2026 avian flu mink farm outbreak and pandemic concerns

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FIRST ENTRY OCT 23

OCT 23 · Day 1

OCT 23

Genomic data from mink lung and brain samples showed the mink were infected with the same strain of bird flu that has spread in dairy herds.

OCT 23

USDA officials said they did not regulate mink or have an approved vaccine to give them.

OCT 23

Eye redness is present in over 90% of human bird flu cases and is often the sole symptom displayed.