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First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm
The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. U.S. authorities also ...
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APHIS To Require Electronic Animal ID for Certain Cattle and Bison
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has taken another step toward limiting the impact of an outbreak of foreign animal diseases by amending and strengthening its animal ...
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A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know
In the Jan. 24 report, the WOAH announced that H5N9 had been identified ... "The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in conjunction with State Animal Health and Wildlife ...