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Highly pathogenic avian flu in SC turkey flock is no threat to human health

By News Desk on April 15, 2020

The first confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States since 2017 does not threaten human health, according to experts.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed…
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EFSA says wild birds spread avian flu to E.U. member states

By News Desk on October 26, 2017

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says migratory wild birds are spreading avian influenza around the globe. The Parma, Italy-based food safety agency figures migration routes crossing the north-eastern and eastern EU borders are the…
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Secretary of Agriculture Perdue’s inbox is filled to the brim

By Dan Flynn on April 18, 2017
Former Gov. Sonny Perdue is president-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of agriculture.
Former Gov. Sonny Perdue is President Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of agriculture.

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is likely less than a week away from being confirmed by the U.S.…
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USDA kills 73,500 Tyson-bound chickens because of bird flu

By Dan Flynn on March 8, 2017

For the fourth year in a row, highly pathogenic H7 avian flu has struck birds the United States.

A Lincoln County, TN, poultry farm that supplies Tyson Foods took the brunt of avian flu’s return,…
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Bird flu deaths bring live poultry market ban in Hunan province

By Dan Flynn on February 9, 2017

Live poultry sales are being shut down in China’s central Hunan province because one strain of bird flu has turned deadly for people. Americans are being cautioned about the outbreak, but are not being warned…
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Tumultuous Year for Eggs Might Next See Biosecurity Review

By Dan Flynn on January 28, 2016

The 3-day International Poultry Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta concludes today. The annual event sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association comes after a tumultuous year that left the industry’s…
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Human Food Safety Not Likely Threatened By Costly Avian Flu

By Dan Flynn on July 10, 2015

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 epidemic spread to domestic poultry by migratory birds may have burned out without getting anywhere near the human food supply, which was said to be an extremely low…
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Avian Flu Detected in Foster Farms Turkey Flock

By News Desk on January 27, 2015

A strain of avian flu has been found at a Foster Farms turkey ranch in Stanislaus County, CA, the company announced this past Saturday. It’s the first time the virus has been found in commercial…
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China Joins List of Countries Restricting U.S. Poultry Imports Due to Avian Flu

By News Desk on January 14, 2015

On Tuesday, China joined a growing list of countries barring U.S. poultry imports after avian influenza was found in backyard chicken and guinea fowl flocks in Oregon and Washington. More than 30 countries have…
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Good News For World Chicken Flock

By News Desk on June 19, 2012

From a bird flu vaccination  in Egypt to advances in probiotics for poultry by scientists in Spain and Finland, it’s a good news week for chicken researchers around the world. In Egypt, where bird flu…
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DeLauro Probes USDA on Chinese Poultry Policy

By Helena Bottemiller on February 1, 2011

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Friday asking him for details on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)’s new interim rule to loosen restrictions on poultry

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