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Keeping Astronauts Healthy Future studies will be geared toward the detection of pathogenic (or disease-spreading) microbes and signals of human health from environmental metabolites, small molecules that are products of cellular metabolism.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The price of eggs is going up as highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza spreads in the US and continues to pose serious threats to poultry farms worldwide.
—John Drake, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Officials in Oregon and Washington issued public health alerts late last week after tests confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the felines, which lived in different households in Multnomah County, Oregon.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
In February, there were approximately 12.6 million birds affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The price of eggs is going up as highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza spreads in the US and continues to pose serious threats to poultry farms worldwide.
—John Drake, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Officials in Oregon and Washington issued public health alerts late last week after tests confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the felines, which lived in different households in Multnomah County, Oregon.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2025
In February, there were approximately 12.6 million birds affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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