Raw samples nationwide will now be collected and shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test for bird flu, according to a new federal …
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USDA announces federal order for national milk testing to monitor bird flu in dairy herds
Health officials raised the alarm last month after more than 50 human cases of a bird flu variant were confirmed across seven states this year.
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World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaiʻi at age 74 | Hawai’i Public Radio
The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of 74, her first in four years. The Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish …
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US to begin bulk milk testing to find bird flu amid dairy herd outbreaks – USA Today
Over 700 dairy herds across the U.S. have tested positive for bird flu across 15 states, federal data shows.
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Agriculture Department to Require Testing of U.S. Milk Supply for Bird Flu Virus
The new rules call for testing unpasteurized milk from dairies across the country and for farm owners to provide details that would help officials …
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USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu – NBC News
The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a new federal order announced Friday by the U.S..
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CDFW News | Fall Migration Brings the Return of Avian Influenza in Wild Birds
Avian Influenza H5N1 is again circulating in susceptible wild birds in California during fall migration. California sits at the epicenter of the …
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Single mutation to bird flu protein altered receptor specificity in lab – C&EN
Study reports that wild-type H5N1 hemagglutinin preferentially … The clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses that have spread through wild birds and …
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Mutation in H5N1 Bird Flu Virus May Boost Risk of Human-to-Human Transmission
A single mutation in the H5N1 “bird flu” virus could enhance its ability to attach to human cells, raising concerns about the potential for …
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