Poultry industry in Australia warned of devastating bird flu losses to Come
On Aug. 12, 2026, the Australian Associated Press reported Australia’s poultry farmers can expect a bird flu mortality…
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Bird flu ‘tsunami’ set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage
On Aug. 11, 2026, the Australian Associated Press reported Australia faces the prospect of devastating animal mass mortalities…
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USDA to fund Arizona facility to fight flesh-eating livestock pest
On Jul. 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will spend $25 million on a…
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Project Launched on Use of Nuclear Technique to Target New World Screwworm Outbreak in Central America, Mexico and the United States
On Jun. 19, 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
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Emerging cattle disease spreads to 60 Missouri counties
On Mar. 2, 2026, first reported two years ago, Theileria orientalis is moving westward, with no antibiotics on…
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Mexico reports 53% increase in flesh-eating screwworm cases since July
On Aug. 27, 2025, Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17,…
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USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade
On Jun. 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and…
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USDA Suspends Live Animal Imports Through U.S.-Mexico Border
On May 11, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports…
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Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA
CDC Reported Fourth Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
On Jul. 3, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a human case of…
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ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas
In 2002, ViaGen was founded in Austin, Texas in to provide commercial bovine, equine, and porcine gene banking,…
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Annie, a new breed of dairy cow with bioengineered defense against mastitis disease was born
On Mar. 3, 2000 Annie was born, the first of a new breed of dairy cows whose udders…
