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Among 73 cases with influenza A subtyping data, H1N1 was the most common virus strain (56 percent), with the remainder being H3N2.
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Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
With the virus’ spread slowing, Trump officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began exploring the costs of destroying or disposing of more than 160 million unused tests.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet there is still strong support for mass culling, which is seen as humane, cost-effective and more likely to prevent the virus from jumping to humans.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
According to Rollins’ op-ed: USDA will spend $500 million to help enhance wildlife biosecurity measures to help keep the virus off farms.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
With the virus’ spread slowing, Trump officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began exploring the costs of destroying or disposing of more than 160 million unused tests.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Yet there is still strong support for mass culling, which is seen as humane, cost-effective and more likely to prevent the virus from jumping to humans.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
According to Rollins’ op-ed: USDA will spend $500 million to help enhance wildlife biosecurity measures to help keep the virus off farms.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Virus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virus. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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