Machine learning classifies 191 of the world's most damaging viruses
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have successfully classified 191 previously unidentified astroviruses using a new machine learning-enabled classification process.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have successfully classified 191 previously unidentified astroviruses using a new machine learning-enabled classification process.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 29, 2024
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Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat for public health, and the use of antimicrobials in livestock feed has been a major contributing factor in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 17, 2024
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Two commercial turkey farms in Iowa have been hit by the reemerging highly pathogenic bird flu, causing about 100,000 birds to be killed to prevent the disease from spreading.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 24, 2023
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Global population growth, socioeconomic development and improved living standards have led to surging demand for livestock and poultry products such as meat, eggs and milk. Consequently, it stimulated the rapid development ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) of the subtype H5 has progressed from sporadic seasonal occurrences to a continuous and nearly global panzootic in wild birds. This raises HPAIV incursion pressure into ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 31, 2023
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A highly pathogenic avian influenza has been spreading in the U.S., making headlines as the price of eggs soared at the start of the year and fears of the next zoonotic pandemic creep into popular media. A University of Maryland ...
Veterinary medicine
Apr 19, 2023
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By identifying the gender of chicks in their eggs, technologies could help prevent the killing of millions of the birds every year.
Biotechnology
Apr 4, 2023
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Two common drugs used by veterinarians to combat parasites may be effective against bed bugs, with one showing especially strong potential, according to a new study from North Carolina State University that examined the drugs ...
Veterinary medicine
Nov 29, 2022
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Viral TikTok star Emmanuel—an emu who gained a vast online following thanks to videos shared by his owner at Knuckle Bump Farms in Florida—has reportedly fallen sick with avian influenza.
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2022
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A study of a herpes virus that infects chickens offers new insights into potentially problematic interactions between vaccines made from live viruses and the viruses they are meant to thwart.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 6, 2022
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