Lawmakers and wildlife experts have set aside $1.27 million in state funds to help monitor the highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as “bird flu,” in Minnesota wildlife. Gov. Tim Walz approved funds Friday from the state lottery-generated Environment and Natural Resources Fund for researchers at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine to study the flu. The funding proposal was made by the Legislative-Citizen Commission o…

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Minnesota allocates funding to help U researchers monitor bird flu in wildlife

Nancy Gibson, co-chair of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, called the virus a "time bomb," and said no one knows the true extent of the disease which poses a threat to wildlife and humans.

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Over $1 million in Minnesota Lottery proceeds to go to researching bird flu in the state

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced multi-million dollar funding to tackle the spread of avian flu in the country, including a focus on local measures.
The agency will set aside $306 million for monitoring bird flu and funding preparedness, according to a Jan. 3 press release.
“While the risk to humans remains low, we are always preparing for any possible scenario that could arise,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra s…

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Amid a two-year bird flu outbreak, University of Minnesota researchers will study the impact on Minnesota’s wildlife.

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Portugal recently registered an “outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus infection” in a laying hen farm in the municipality of Sintra, warns the World Organization for Animal Health, at a time when Europe is facing a seasonal increase in this virus

Portugal registou recentemente um “foco de infeção por vírus da Gripe Aviária de Alta Patogenicidade” numa exploração de galinhas poedeiras, no concelho de Sintra, alerta a Organização Mundial da Saúde Animal, numa altura em que a Europa enfrenta um aumento sazonal deste vírus

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Bird flu outbreak at “farm in the municipality of Sintra”: 279 died

Measures to control and eradicate the outbreak were immediately implemented.

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ST. PAUL — Lawmakers and wildlife experts have set aside $1.27 million in state funds to help monitor the highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as “bird flu,” in Minnesota wildlife.   Gov. Tim Walz approved funds on Friday, Jan. 3, from the lottery-generated Environment and Natural Resources Fund for researchers at the University of Minnesota’s College of Veterinary Medicine to study the flu. The funding proposal was made by the Legislative-C…

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HADLEY — Nationwide testing of all dairy herds for the bird flu, testing already completed four times so far in Massachusetts, is winning praise from state agricultural officials and local farmers.The virus, also known as Type A H5N1, or Highly...

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