avian influenza

USDA announces $100M funding opportunity for avian influenza solutions "The US Department of Agriculture recently announced it is investing up to $100 million in projects on avian influenza prevention, therapeutics, research, and vaccines. According to the USDA, the decision was made in...

How the 15-year old experience of European zoos in vaccination of birds against avian influenza could help poultry industry and wild bird conservation against future outbreaks. Grippe aviaire : le virus change son rythme saisonnier (The source article is in French)

I was thinking about how over the last year or so there's been temporary long-term closures of outdoor bird exhibits in the fall and spring seasons during migration and how facilities don't want to risk their birds catching avian flu. Since many visitors enjoy birds and some even travel to...