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In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing ...
A source says USDA employees who worked on bird flu response have accepted incentives to leave the agency, which could strain efforts to combat virus ...
A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a backyard flock in Hardin County, marking the seventh ...
The Iowa awards were part of an announcement from the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, of $15.3 ...
Zoetis received conditional USDA approval for an avian flu vaccine ... and conduct research on therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines. Local jurisdictions received funding to increase monitoring ...
The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has ...
As Delaware bird flu cases increase, funding and research on animal diseases have been affected by the Trump administration’s freeze on federal research grants, leaving researchers and Delaware ...
In other H5N1 developments, the WHO releases surveillance guidance for human cases, and the USDA announces new funding to ...
In February 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced allocation of up to $1 billion in additional funds to combat highly pathogenic avian flu, including support for biosecurity, financial ...
The top veterinarians overseeing the bird flu response at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine were laid off on Tuesday, as part of sweeping cuts ordered by Health and ...
Word of the move came as the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced the detection ... on maintaining consistency in bird flu testing, managing funding for the lab network, and providing ...