Bird Flu

The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."

The virus is circulating in some wild birds here. But so far, it hasn’t spread to any commercial poultry flocks or dairy herds.

The state is gearing up to join a federal program testing dairy cattle for virulent strains of bird flu.

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CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.

It’s rare for humans to catch bird flu, but it can have a big impact on domestic flocks.

One case of the virus has been found in a domestic flock in the state, according to New Hampshire’s state veterinarian.

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Export controls designed to restrict international trade in weapons are keeping scientists from sharing their research on the bird flu virus.

An expert committee that advises the government is once again going to review some controversial studies on bird flu to see if they can be published openly. Last year, those experts said no, because of concerns that the work could be misused and was too dangerous, but the government asked it to reconsider after a World Health Organization panel came to the opposite conclusion.