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New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

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A pig in Oregon has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu for the first time, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Doctors weigh in on potential concerns.

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Across the country, doctor visits from patients with flu-like symptoms are at their highest level since the 2009 H1N1 virus, also known as the swine flu.

Oregon state and federal officials confirmed Wednesday that H5N1 bird flu was found in a pig living in Crook County — the first such swine infection reported in the current outbreak.

H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in a pig on a farm in Oregon, the first time the virus has been seen in a pig in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday.