ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia is partnering with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test U.S. dairy supplies for avian influenza.
UGA is one of five institutions nationwide helping to ensure the safety of dairy products during the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) outbreak to reduce the threat of avian influenza to human and animal health.
The UGA Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research, a Center of Excellence in Influenza Research and Response, will lead the university’s efforts. Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the center is one of. . .