Nationwide Avian Flu Response Gains Momentum, Yet Urgent Action Remains Essential

Nationwide Avian Flu Response Gains Momentum, Yet Urgent Action Remains Essential

The ongoing H5N1 avian flu outbreak has severely impacted U.S. poultry and dairy industries, prompting a $1 billion USDA response strategy that includes biosecurity, vaccination research, and innovation funding. With growing concern over viral mutations affecting humans and livestock, rapid, field-based diagnostic tools offer critical support in accelerating detection and containment efforts.

Vaccination and surveillance for high pathogenicity avian influenza in poultry-current situation and perspectives

Vaccination and surveillance for high pathogenicity avian influenza in poultry-current situation and perspectives The International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS), in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) convened a hybrid meeting on 22-23 October 2024 at the WOAH Headquarters (HQ) in Paris, France to discuss the global state of vaccination and surveillance for high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI…