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

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

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

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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Gov. Tim Walz approves $1.2 million to study bird flu in Minnesota

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

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HHS Grants $306 Million in Bird Flu Funding as Human Infections Hit 66

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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State agricultural experts, farmers back federal bird flu testing

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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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