The U.S. Department of Agriculture is creating a stockpile of avian influenza vaccines, but an expert suggests careful consideration of the strategy and cautions that the strain of the next outbreak is unknown.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2015
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Scientific experiments with the herpesvirus such as the one that causes Marek's disease in poultry have confirmed, for the first time, the highly controversial theory that some vaccines could allow more-virulent versions ...
Evolution
Jul 27, 2015
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Poultry disease is an international issue, especially when there is an outbreak close to home. However, it's a particularly costly problem in developing countries.
Ecology
Jun 30, 2015
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The Avian Phylogenomics Consortium formally announces the launch of the Bird 10,000 genomes (B10K) project, an initiative to generate representative draft genome sequences from all extant bird species within the next five ...
Biotechnology
Jun 4, 2015
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A simple and effective portable tool to predict avian flu outbreaks on farms has been created by University of Guelph researchers.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 10, 2015
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Animal health experts and poultry growers are scrambling to determine how a dangerous new strain of bird flu infected turkey flocks in three states—and to stop it from spreading.
Other
Mar 14, 2015
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You need only look at the papers or television news to see the reports. Infectious disease outbreaks, weather emergencies and disasters both natural and man-made. They're all not just threats to human populations – they ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2014
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Here are three disaster scenarios for zoo or aquarium managers: One, a wildfire lunges towards your facility, threatening your staff and hundreds of zoo animals. Two, hurricane floodwaters pour into your basement, where thousands ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2014
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(AP)—The World Trade Organization has ruled in favor of U.S. poultry and egg farmers in a dispute with India.
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2014
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Allowing patients to choose which hospital they attend when suffering illness during a pandemic rather than assigning them to a specific healthcare facility is appealing to patients during such a crisis. However, such a patient-centric ...
Mathematics
Jul 7, 2014
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