A study in the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Disease Journal reports the spread of H5N1 avian influenza among cats and dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas, showing systemic illness in cattle and significant fatalities in cats exposed to the virus through infected milk.
9/11 first responders face increased midlife dementia risk from severe dust exposure
Severe dust exposure among World Trade Center responders is linked to higher rates of dementia before age 65, highlighting long-term cognitive risks from 9/11.