Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
by Food and Drug Administration (.gov)
Food and Drug Administration (.gov)— 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.
WFIN Local News—USDA actions to protect livestock health from highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. 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,
Phys.org—Florida dolphin found with highly pathogenic avian flu: Report. 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.
CNN—Live updates: Markets await updates from Chair Powell as Fed set to keep interest rates at 23-year high. The Federal Reserve is expected to announce Wednesday that it will hold its key interest rate steady for the sixth-straight meeting.