Lithuania reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on laying hen farm, WOAH says
Lithuania has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, on a laying hen farm ...
Antibody therapy provides protection against severe H5N1 avian flu in monkeys
A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...
Is poultry safe to eat?
There is a bird flu vaccine, and a federal stockpile holds several million doses, per The New York Times. However, Kennedy, ...
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Iowa Secretary of Ag Weighs In on The H5N1 Battle, Vaccine Potential And Trade Sensitivities
Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in ...
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Tests identify H5N9 avian flu at California duck farm
Both H5N9 and H5N1 were detected at the duck farm in Merced County, according to tests conducted by the US Department of ...
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What Is H5N9? US Reports First Bird Flu Strain Outbreak in Poultry
Additionally, U.S. authorities identified the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California. In a report to the Paris-based WOAH, officials noted that nearly 119,000 birds ...