The U.S. will rebuild its stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry matched to the current strain of the virus circulating among commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
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US to build new stockpile of bird flu vaccine for poultry
US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness
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
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an infected backyard flock on the patient's property.
Canadian milk tests negative for bird flu
Canadian milk continues to test negative for avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said.
U.S. confirms first severe human case of bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known instance of a severe human illness linked to the bird flu virus in the United States.
U.S. government not stockpiling bird flu vaccine
While the United States government continues to monitor the spread of bird flu in the country, the Biden administration said it won’t order the stockpiling of a vaccine for humans. U.S. health officials stressed the chances of a human contracting the H5N1 variant of avian influenza remain very low.
California dairy recalls unpasteurized products
Recall sparked by findings of bird flu
Raw Farm, a dairy based in Fresno, California, voluntarily recalled most of its raw milk products for the second time in asmany weeks on Dec. 3 after bird flu was discovered at its facilities.
US issues order mandating bird flu testing of milk supply
Virus has infected nearly half of California's 1,100 dairy farms
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.
WHO calls for stronger surveillance of H5N1 bird flu among animals
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.
Bird flu returns to Manitoba
Manitoba’s first infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a year was found in the RM of Portage la Prairie
Manitoba’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a year was found in a commercial poultry farm in the RM of Portage la Prairie in late November.
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