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A different version of bird flu — H5N1 — has been infecting poultry flocks over the last several years, leading to millions of birds being culled.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Federal regulators on Tuesday said that samples of pasteurized milk from around the country had tested positive for inactive remnants of the bird flu virus that has been infecting dairy cows.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024

Antibody tests of herds should soon reveal how widespread the infection is and how long it has been infecting cattle.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 1, 2024

In the past few days, a nationwide outbreak believed to be linked to the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been infecting around 20,000 people a day.

From Reuters • Dec. 12, 2021

"I see Sidney has been infecting you," he said gently.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Zangwill, Israel