Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness

Jan. 3, 2025 at 9:59 am CST

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million (C$441.7 million) in funds to help bird flu monitoring, as the virus spreads in dairy herds and farm workers across the country.

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says

Dec. 27, 2024 at 9:47 am CST

By Reuters

Canadian milk tests negative for bird flu

Dec. 23, 2024 at 2:15 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

U.S. confirms first severe human case of bird flu

Dec. 18, 2024 at 11:38 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine

Dec. 12, 2024 at 11:55 am CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply

Dec. 6, 2024 at 11:35 am CST

The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.

By Leah Douglas Reuters

WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 bird flu among animals

Nov. 28, 2024 at 11:00 am CST

A World Health Organization official on Thursday called for stronger surveillance in animals for evidence of infection with H5N1 bird flu in order to curb its spread.

By emma-farge Mariam Sunny Reuters

Federal government pledges funds to bird flu research

Nov. 15, 2024 at 3:10 pm CST

The federal government has pledged $5.2 million in for 35 projects researching bird flu.

By Geralyn Wichers

Virus in B.C. human bird flu case genetically related to farm strain

Nov. 15, 2024 at 10:34 am CST

Health officials have confirmed that the strain of bird flu that hospitalized a B.C. teenager in critical condition is related to the same virus causing outbreaks in the province’s poultry.

By Jeff Melchior

What it’s like dealing with avian influenza on a dairy farm

Nov. 15, 2024 at 10:01 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Avian influenza is hitting American cows and dairy farms hard when they have an outbreak of the disease, say farmers who have had it on their operation. Mortality on farms varies greatly, but some have had up to eight per cent. The number of infectious cases also […]

By John Greig

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