(Reuters) - A second Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms but was not tested for the virus, U.S. officials said on Friday. The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to […] Read more
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U.S. farmers’ testing refusal skews bird flu count
Dairy producers fear economic losses from positive tests, but health officials call testing key to limiting human spread
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) — The U.S. avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers’ reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians and farmers in six states with known cases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
Research centre aims to eradicate hog diseases
U.S. university conducts barn-applicable studies using expertise in its animal science and veterinary departments
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sometimes the best way to achieve big goals is by addressing lots of small questions. That’s the approach the Swine Disease Eradication Center at the University of Minnesota has taken with tackling the diseases that sicken millions of North American pigs and cost hog farmers and the pork industry billions of […] Read more
