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Barriers to tracking bird flu mount amid federal changes
Barriers to tracking bird flu mount amid federal changes
By Nina B. Elkadi for Sentient.Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Cases of influenza A or H5N1, also known as avian flu, are now being detected in humans across the United States. At least one person has died from the virus, and at least 67 people have been infected. ...
·publicnewsservice.org·
Barriers to tracking bird flu mount amid federal changes
H5N1 Avian Flu Emergency Preparedness and Response
H5N1 Avian Flu Emergency Preparedness and Response
On Tuesday, February 25, the NGA Center for Best Practices hosted a State and Territorial Leader Advisor Call, where attendees learned more about current H5N1 trends from the Johns Hopkins Center for Outbreak Response and Innovation (CORI). State representatives from Colorado, Louisianna and Pennsylvania presented on surveillance, public health actions, and overall emergency preparedness and response to H5N1 Avian Flu.
·nga.org·
H5N1 Avian Flu Emergency Preparedness and Response
USDA’s Bird Flu Strategy Inadequate to Control Disease and Prevent Inhumane Treatment
USDA’s Bird Flu Strategy Inadequate to Control Disease and Prevent Inhumane Treatment
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) appreciates that the US Department of Agriculture has developed a revised strategy to address the staggering impacts of the current bird flu outbreak, yet the five-point plan continues to incentivize producers to maintain massive flock sizes and overcrowded conditions that encourage disease transmission while undermining animal welfare.
·awionline.org·
USDA’s Bird Flu Strategy Inadequate to Control Disease and Prevent Inhumane Treatment
An aerosol test for airborne bird flu
An aerosol test for airborne bird flu
Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers have developed a prototype sensor that detects a type of influenza virus that causes bird flu (H5N1) in air samples. The low-cost handheld sensor detects the virus at levels below an infectious dose and could lead to rapid aerosol testing for airborne avian influenza.
·sciencedaily.com·
An aerosol test for airborne bird flu
Bird Flu: South Africa on 'borrowed time' | City Press
Bird Flu: South Africa on 'borrowed time' | City Press
The deadly strain of H5N1 has been found across Europe, in North America, parts of West Africa, and even Japan among poultry and wild birds, as well as mammals such as cattle, domestic cats, dogs, foxes, tigers, leopards, and seals.
·news24.com·
Bird Flu: South Africa on 'borrowed time' | City Press
Arcturus confident of retaining BARDA funding for bird flu trial, despite Moderna uncertainty
Arcturus confident of retaining BARDA funding for bird flu trial, despite Moderna uncertainty
Arcturus Therapeutics believes it’s “highly unlikely” it will lose the promised government funding for its bird flu mRNA vaccine trial, despite reports swirling that Moderna’s own financial support | Arcturus believes it’s “highly unlikely” it will lose the government funding for its mRNA bird flu vaccine trial, despite rumors swirling that Moderna’s funding will be revoked.
·fiercebiotech.com·
Arcturus confident of retaining BARDA funding for bird flu trial, despite Moderna uncertainty