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Livestock & Poultry Diseases

H5N1 in backyard pigs reveals disease control concerns

A recent case of H5N1 in pigs and poultry on an Oregon farm has highlighted significant concerns about disease transmission and biosecurity on small lifestyle farms, while emphasizing the unique role pigs play in potential viral mutations.

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Canada government buys human H5N1 vaccines

The doses will be distributed on an as-needed basis, based on a person’s risk conditions.

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USDA moves to reinstate fired H5N1 response workers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it is working quickly to reverse the firings of several agency employees who are working on the federal government’s response to the H5N1 outbreak.

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Wyoming woman hospitalized with H5N1

She is believed to have become ill through contact with infected backyard poultry.

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HPAI vaccine receives conditional approval from USDA

Whether to implement a vaccination strategy against avian influenza in commercial poultry is a contentious issue in the U.S.

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CDC: H5N1 antibodies found in asymptomatic veterinarians

Findings suggest there may be H5N1-infected dairy cattle that have not yet been identified, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Pennsylvania dairy industry declared free of H5N1 virus

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced on February 12 that the state’s dairy industry had reached the Stage 4 milestone in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Milk Testing Strategy.

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Feeding algae to poultry could halt spread of low path AI

The phytogenic feed ingredient reduced viral shedding and delayed transmission in previous studies.

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FFAR grant to develop H5N1 waste stream surveillance tool

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research is providing Barnwell Bio Inc. a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research grant to develop a waste stream animal health monitoring system to identify the H5N1 virus in asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic cases.

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New genotype of H5N1 virus found in Nevada dairy cattle

Confirmed by whole genome sequence by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories, this is the first detection of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1 in dairy cattle. All previous detections in dairy cattle have been H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13.

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Poultry feathers might play vital role in HPAI transmission

Learning about the viruses’ pathways among hosts and farms could help stop the spread.

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US reports first detection of new strain of avian flu virus

Commercial duck flock in California has tested positive for two strains of avian influenza.

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