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The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry updated on Thursday the list of countries that have placed restrictions on chicken trade ...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...
The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...
Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...
Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains ...
Humanity is facing the worst bird flu crisis on record. Since the disease’s resurgence in the 2020-2021 season, at least 250 million poultry have been culled around the world to nip outbreaks in the ...
Already, they’ve made inroads, identifying two new toxic bird species in 2023, the first discovery in nearly two decades. They plan to visit Papua New Guinea annually until 2028.
Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in all 50 states, leading to more than 1,700 recorded outbreaks affecting nearly 175 million birds, according to the most recent tally ...
Crescent Duck Farm is cautiously rebuilding.But for Corwin, a 66-year-old fourth-generation farmer, it’s not enough to bring the farm back to its 100,000-bird capacity. With ducks hatched from ...
Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January AQUEBOGUE, N.Y. -- Doug Corwin knew there was a ...