U.S. suspended Mexican cattle imports after New World screwworm case
On Nov. 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it had temporarily paused imports of Mexican…
Mexico Notified United States of New World Screwworm Detection
On Nov. 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer of Mexico notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
Texas A&M Researchers Uncovered Secrets Of Horse Genetics For Conservation, Breeding
On Nov. 20, 2024, a research collaboration between the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences…
Scientists recreated mouse from gene older than animal life
On Nov. 15, 2024, researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the the University of Hong Kong…
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle Confirmed Fatal avian flu case
On Nov. 14, 2024, officials at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle announced that a red-breasted goose had…
Researchers discovered unique genome folding in turtles
On Nov. 11, 2024, a team of researchers led by Iowa State University (ISU) have shown that as…
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chronic wasting disease reported in Wyoming deer and elk
On Nov. 4, 2024, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that it had confirmed the presence of…
De-extinction company claimed it has nearly complete Tasmanian tiger Genome
On Oct. 17, 2024, Colossal Biosciences, an American biotechnology and genetic engineering company, announced that it has a…
Chilean scientists developed reversible dog neutering vaccine
On Oct. 4, 2024, scientists from the the University of Chile announced they had developed an injection that…
Two Cases of Bird Flu confirmed in California Dairy workers
On Oct. 3, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported that the human case previously under…
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Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing
On Sep. 11, 2024, researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine reported that Avian influenza A(H5N1)…
study found genetic variant for hair graying, susceptibility to skin melanoma in horses
On Sep. 4, 2024, an international consortium led by scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden reported that the…
New Hampshire reported fatality from Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
On Aug. 27, 2024, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) identified an adult who…
Cornell Study confirmed mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
On Jul. 24, 2024, a team led by researchers at Cornell University announced a study that provides evidence…
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USDA Approved Merck Animal Health’s NOBIVAC® NXT Canine Flu H3N2 – The First and Only RNA-Particle Technology Vaccine for Canine Influenza
On Jun. 25, 2024, Merck Animal Health announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval of NOBIVAC® NXT Canine…
Houston Zoo Elephant Received First Ever mRNA EEHV Vaccine
On Jun. 18, 2024, the Houston Zoo announced that Tess, a 40-year-old Asian elephant at the Zoo, had…
Paralyzed mountain lion found in Colorado first case of “staggering disease” in North America
On Jul. 16, 2024, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials announced the first finding of ‘rustrela virus’ in a…
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) detected in dairy cattle in Minnesota
On Jun. 4, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Health reported that Avian Influenza A(H5N1) was detected in dairy…
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CDC confirmed second human H5 bird flu case in Michigan; third case tied to dairy outbreak
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a second human…
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Raw milk containing H5N1 can infect mice, while lab-based heat treatments greatly reduce the virus
On May 24, 2024, a team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists reported that consuming raw cow’s milk…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in three new dairy herds in Michigan
On May 20, 2024, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the detection of highly…
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USDA confirmed detection of avian influenza in dairy cattle in Colorado
On Apr. 26, 2024, the Colorado Dept. of Agriculture reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National…
USDA published H5N1 influenza A virus genetic sequences on publicly available site
On Apr. 21, 2024, United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced it had…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza USDA in dairy herd in Idaho
On Apr. 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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CDC reported first human infection in 2024 with an influenza virus from pigs
On Mar. 29, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first U.S. human…
Catastrophic mortality of elephant seals in Argentina Identified as outbreak of avian influenza
On Jan. 22, 2024, the University of California, Davis announced the first reported outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1…
First cases of highly pathogenic avian Influenza confirmed in Benton and Clatsop counties
On Dec. 20, 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) announced it…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza spread in Oregon
On Nov. 17, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture reported that the United States Department of Agriculture’s National…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed on Bird Island, South Georgia – the first known cases in Antarctic
On Oct. 23, 2023, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been…
USDA provided more than $12 million in funding to control and prevent chronic wasting disease
On Sept. 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…