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USDA issues approval for import of live aMPV vaccine

WILLMAR, Minn. — The USDA has recently approved the import of live avian metapneumovirus vaccine (aMPV) into the United States. Vaxxinova, based in Italy,...

Oregon house cat dies after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall...

Bird flu virus likely mutated within a Louisiana patient, CDC says

ATLANTA — A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the...

One dead, two hospitalized after fire at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia

CAMILLA, Ga. — A woman died, and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after an overnight fire at a Tyson Foods plant in...

Kayanne Massey, wife of Abit Massey, passes away

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Kayanne Shoffner Massey, wife of the late Abit Massey, former president emeritus of the Georgia Poultry Federation, passed away on Dec....

FDA upgrades Costco organic egg recall to highest level

NEW YORK — A recall that was originally announced in late November has been upgraded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some organic...

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in...

Bird flu: Louisiana patient is first severe case and California declares emergency

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Health officials on Dec. 18 confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California’s governor...

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