Poultry vaccines are available to producers who need to control Bronchitis, Bursal Disease, Encephalitis, Fowl Pox, Laryngotracheitis, Marek’s Disease, Mycoplasma Gallisepticum, Newcastle Disease, Pigeon Pox, Reovirus, and Tenosynovitis. Those are available from just one company, Duluth, GA-based Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc.
However, no vaccine is available for the
Continue Reading A cry out of Arizona for a poultry vaccine to end the devastating spread of bird flu
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a generous subsidy that the last administration provided to Moderna to help with the late-stage development of an avian flu vaccine for humans.
Federal government agencies only got involved with the bird flu vaccine in July 2024 when the
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A year into the outbreak of avian flu, there is a continuing threat from the virus to poultry flocks and dairy herds, and to a lesser degree humans.
Since March 2024, the avian flu — also called bird flu or H5N1 — has infected almost 1,000 dairy herds across 17
Continue Reading One year after hitting dairy herds, bird flu continues to devastate poultry flocks
Savage Pet in El Cajon, CA, is recalling 66 large (84 oz.) and 74 small (21 oz.) boxes of Savage Cat Food Chicken because of possible bird flu contamination.
The recall follows reports of two cats—one in Colorado and one in New York—contracting H5N1 after consuming the affected lot. The
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Wild Coast LLC dba Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, WA, is recalling frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats because it has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 also known as bird flu.
H5N1 can be transmitted to animals eating contaminated products. A
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Eighty-four members of Congress have written to President Trump expressing concerns about his actions regarding the CDC and USDA that will negatively impact the nation’s ability to ensure that bird flu does not become widespread among people.
United States Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, leads the 83 other lawmakers in the
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As confirmations of the spread of bird flu in dairy herds and poultry flocks in the United States continue to mount, the Public Health Agency of Canada has secured 500,000 additional doses of a human vaccine to protect people most at risk of contracting the virus.
People most at risk
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Two U.S. legislators have introduced a bill that would give the FDA the ability to collect microbial samples at feed lots during foodborne illness outbreaks.
Representative Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, and Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, want the Food and Drug Administration to be able to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks, or when
Continue Reading Legislators want the FDA to be able to test samples from feed lots during outbreaks
The Food and Drug Administration has determined that it is necessary for manufacturers of cat and dog foods who are covered by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls for Animal Food rule and using uncooked or unpasteurized materials derived from poultry or cattle to reanalyze their food safety
Continue Reading FDA raises the bar for cat and dog food makers regarding bird flu in products
A 65-year-old with underlying medical conditions has succumbed to avian flu in Louisiana. It is the first bird flu death in the United States.
The patient, who was exposed to non-commercial backyard flocks and wild birds, had underlying medical conditions, according to officials.
Since April 2024, bird flu outbreaks have
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