Experts scrambling to control Ontario’s avian flu outbreak as feds stockpile vaccines
With numerous cases of avian influenza appearing in Ontario, experts are scrambling to prevent a potential mass outbreak.
Egg smuggling rises at U.S.-Mexico border as bird flu drives up prices
As egg prices surge amid the ongoing bird flu outbreak affecting poultry farms, authorities report a rising trend of smuggling attempts at the U.S. and Mexico border.
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Two new genomics research projects in B.C. aim to stay ahead of bird flu threat
Genome B.C. is funding the two projects, led by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control in partnership with the province and the ...
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'Exceptionally rare' mutation on H5N1 virus in Canada tied to antiviral drug resistance
In a research letter published this week in Emerging Microbes & Infections, researchers at the Canada Food Inspection Agency ...
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Fate of B.C. ostriches looms with federal court hearing
An expedited hearing for a federal court judicial review is expected to take place sometime over the next 10 days, according ...
Bird flu found in U.S. rats for the first time as cases keep rising
Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...
Bird flu found in Allentown; how do you get bird flu? Is there a bird flu vaccine?
The Highly Pathogenic avian influenza virus is a highly contagious disease that spreads among birds and other animals.
Vigilance Important with Bird Flu
H5N9 has the potential to be more virulent for birds and other farm animals, but it is important to know that it does not pose any greater risk to humans, says Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San ...