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Bird flu: State and industry input led US Agriculture Department to relax bird flu testing order for cows

Wed, 2024-10-23 10:01 — mike kraft
Exclusive: State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows The U.S.
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Opinion: Veteran government vaccine developer says U.S. response to bird flu outbreak in cattle is ‘frustrating’

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:57 — mike kraft
Veteran vaccine developer says U.S. response to bird flu outbreak in cattle is ‘frustrating’ Barney Graham, a former NIH vaccine developer, said U.S. agencies aren't coordinating the response to the bird flu outbreak among cows. Andrew Joseph STAT
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Bird Flu: Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium

Thu, 2024-10-17 10:49 — mike kraft
Britain raises risk level of bird flu to medium Britain has increased on Thursday the risk level of bird flu to medium from low after the virus was detected in a number of wild birds in the country over the autumn, the government said in an update posted on its website. Reuters Reuters

 

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Fourth person infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads

Fri, 2024-10-11 10:21 — mike kraft
Fourth person infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads Two other people also in California's Central Valley are suspected of contracting avian influenza. Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY

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U.S. to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more infections reported

Mon, 2024-10-07 11:23 — mike kraft
US to double emergency bird flu vaccines as more people, herds become infected The new funding comes as officials on Thursday identified two new bird flu cases in California dairy workers. Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY
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US farmers urge govenment to support vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins

Fri, 2024-09-27 10:40 — mike kraft
US farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins U.S. farmers are increasing pressure on the Biden administration to allow vaccinations for chickens, turkeys and cows to protect them from bird flu infections that have devastated flocks for three years. Leah Douglas,Tom Polansek Reuters
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Bird Flu: Colorado outbreaks die down but state continues montoring

Wed, 2024-09-18 13:15 — mike kraft
Bird flu outbreaks die down, but Colorado keeps monitoring cows and poultry Colorado's outbreak of avian flu in poultry and dairy cattle seems to have died down, though the state continues to monitor farms for signs of the virus. Medical Xpress

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That doesn't include regularly testing farms' workers though—unless they have symptoms and their employers have a known outbreak.

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Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle--CDC

Mon, 2024-09-16 10:52 — mike kraft
Mysterious bird flu case in Missouri was similar to strain circulating in cattle, CDC says | CNN A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Friday. Brenda Goodman CNN

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The viral sequence was uploaded Friday to the GISAID database, which makes genetic sequences of viruses publicly available for research and study. It shows that the virus is closely related to the strain that has been infecting dairy cattle in 14 states this year.

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame--study

Tue, 2024-09-10 11:28 — mike kraft
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it's helping to turbocharge climate change. AP News

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Suspected bird flu being tested in California dairy cattle

Fri, 2024-08-30 11:01 — mike kraft
US tests for bird flu in California dairy cattle The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing to confirm possible cases of bird flu in dairy cattle in California, the nation's biggest milk-producing state, USDA said on Friday. Reuters Reuters

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