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Avian Influenza

H5N1 virus identified in raw milk sold at retail outlet

In a separate case, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first reported H5 virus in a child in the U.S.

Avian Influenza

Oregon confirms first human case of HPAI

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a person linked to a previously reported outbreak affecting birds at a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County.

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Canada has first human H5 influenza case

As the virus continues to appear in poultry in British Columbia, a teenager with no known contact to poultry farms becomes ill.

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CDC to intensify prevention of HPAI spread among farm workers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says serologic testing of a small sample group indicated that 7% of dairy workers had evidence of recent infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) virus.

Pig Health & Disease

$4M research program to prevent spread of H5N1 in US swine

The Swine Health Information Center, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and the Pork Checkoff will fund a US$4 million research program to enhance prevention, preparedness, mitigation and response for H5N1 influenza in the U.S. swine herd.

Dairy Cow Health & Disease

First cases of H5N1 in Utah dairy cattle confirmed

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has confirmed H5N1 in eight commercial dairies in Cache County.

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USDA confirms first H5N1 detection in swine

Infection occurred on a non-commercial operation in Crook County, Oregon, where cases in poultry had previously been reported.

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FDA's veterinary innovation grant takes aim at HPAI

The grant's recipients will focus on using genetic engineering to stop the spread of a disease where they say vaccines have largely failed.

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4 presumed human H5N1 cases reported in Washington

The patients were workers at a commercial egg farm that had been struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Avian Influenza

CDC confirms new human cases of H5N1 in California

The cases occurred in people who worked with infected dairy cows, and an investigation led by California is ongoing.

Livestock & Poultry Diseases

FAO conference aims to tackle threat of animal diseases

The three-day event represents a unique opportunity to explore how to integrate existing mechanisms and knowledge with new and improved tools to reduce the global burden of animal disease.

Avian Influenza

62,800 turkeys were in California flock hit by HPAI

On the same day H5N1 was confirmed in a California turkey flock, the virus was also found in six dairy farms in the state.

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