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USDA Mandates Nationwide Testing for US Milk Supply to Stop Bird Flu Spread
The USDA mandates raw milk testing in six states to curb bird flu, following outbreaks in dairy herds and concerns over human and animal health.
California Dairy Recalls Raw Milk After Detecting Bird Flu; 55 US Cases Already Reported
California recalls raw milk from Fresno dairy after bird flu virus is detected during routine testing; pasteurized milk remains safe for consumption.
McDonald's Cuts Breakfast Hours in Australia Due to Egg Shortage Caused by Bird Flu Outbreak
Australia's McDonald's branches have cut breakfast hours to 10:30 AM due to an egg shortage caused by bird flu outbreaks, which has already euthanized about one million hens.
Moderna Receives $176 Million US Grant for Bird Flu Vaccine Development
Moderna received $176 million from the US government to fast-track the development of its bird flu vaccine, following the spread of the H5N1 virus in dairy herds across multiple states.
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Australian supermarket giant Coles announced that it was limiting the number of eggs that customers could buy after traces of avian influenza were detected in several poultry farms in the state of Victoria.
Mexico clarifies that the first reported human death from H5N2 bird flu was actually caused by a chronic disease, not the virus.
Minnesota has reported its first case of bird flu in dairy cows as the virus spreads across the US. Minnesota has reported its first case of bird flu in dairy cows as the virus spreads across the US.
The US government is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to fund a late-stage trial of Moderna's mRNA bird flu vaccine amid the outbreak spreading in dairy cows.
Iowa has announced its first bird flu outbreak, discovered at a 4.2 million-chicken commercial egg-laying business in Sioux County.
The US and Europe are considering acquiring or producing H5N1 bird flu vaccines to protect poultry and dairy workers.
Bird flu has been detected at an Australian egg farm, putting it on lockdown amid worries that it is a strain causing catastrophic poultry deaths and the potential source of the next global pandemic.
US health and agriculture authorities commit almost $200 million to address a bird flu outbreak in dairy cows across nine states.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been found in raw milk from infected animals in significant amounts. However, it is still unclear how long the virus cans survive in milk.
China has reported the death of a 63-year-old woman from Anhui province due to combined H3N2 and H10N5 strains of bird flu.