To further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, USDA is sharing a number of actions to help get ahead of this disease and limit its spread. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a Federal Order requiring the following measures, effective Monday, April 29,
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease that is highly contagious and often deadly in poultry, caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5) and A (H7) viruses; it is also known as bird or avian flu.
Over a year ago I shared some maps that were tracking the H5N1 avian flu outbreak. At the time, the virus had been detected in more than 150 wild and domestic avian species. It had also jumped from birds to mammals and scientists had found the virus in over a dozen mammal species. — Read the rest
The case of a Florida bottlenose dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, or HPAIV—a discovery made by University of Florida researchers in collaboration with multiple other agencies and one of the first reports of a constantly growing list of mammals affected by this virus—has been published in Communications Biology.
Bird flu has been detected in 'very high concentrations' in raw milk, the World Health Organization announced Friday. However, the pasteurized milk supply remains safe.
Check your fridge! The U.S. Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service says ground beef products from Greater Omaha Packing Company tested positive for E. Coli.
Research conducted by the Royal Veterinary College and One Health Poultry
Search committee formed.
The dolphin is the first cetacean ever recorded with the highly pathogenic
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A federal order requires a negative test for avian flu before lactating dairy cattle can be moved across state lines anywhere in the country.
A Florida dolphin was discovered with "highly pathogenic" bird flu, according to a study.This dolphin was the first cetacean ever recorded with the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, also known as HPAIV, in North America. This discovery, which was made by University of Florida researchers, is detailed in a paper in the online journal Communications Biology.The study examined the first U.S. finding of HPAIV in a cetacean, from when it was first detected by marine rescue teams to the...