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Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has devastated egg and poultry farms over the past three years

The Independent UK

DOGE embarrasses Trump again with accidental bird flu expert firings

ANALYSIS: The firing of bird flu experts while Trump’s team boasted about the federal response to the crisis was a misleading self-own by the White House

The Independent UK

The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them

The H5N1 avian flu has impacted more than 160 million birds, resulting in the deaths of 20 million egg-laying chickens since 2022.

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Four seals die on Norfolk coast after contracting bird flu

Experts raise fears for England’s largest colony at Blakeney Point as they conduct tests to identify source of infection

The Guardian - UK

US agriculture department says it accidentally fired bird flu officials

Agency works to rehire employees shortly after touting plan to ‘optimize workforce’ by cutting staff with help of Musk

The Guardian - US

Trump Administration Shifts Strategy To Fight Bird Flu

Trump administration's new strategy focuses on vaccinations and biosecurity measures to combat bird flu, aiming to address outbreaks effectively and mitiga...

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DOGE accidentally fired federal staff who were working to contain bird flu outbreak, report says

‘We know that work will make us better here at USDA. It will make us stronger, it will make us faster, and it will make us more efficient’ said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins just days before the misfiring

The Independent UK

Trump cuts threaten a ‘generation of scientists’ as many weigh leaving US

President’s call to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ has led to slashes in NIH funding – endangering jobs and vital research

The Guardian - US

As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu

With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock

The Independent UK

Six more states join national milk testing strategy amid rampant spread of bird flu

Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and West Virginia, bring total number of states in the program to 36

The Independent UK

How to find a bird feeder that limits infection – ornithological experts reveal the best feeders to buy during bird flu

With bird flu cases increasing, here's how to find a feeder that helps to prevent the disease spreading

Homes & Gardens

White House scrambles to combat bird flu outbreaks and blasts Biden plan to ‘just kill chickens’

‘Why does it make any sense to have a big perimeter of dead chickens when it's the ducks and the geese that are spreading it?’ Kevin Hassett asks

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CDC ‘disease detectors’ among hundreds of fired workers in Trump-Musk purge

Positions crucial to supporting public health safety were cut as the country reels from bird flu, norovirus, and other infectious viruses

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What you need to know about the underreported bird flu crisis

In today’s newsletter: Avian flu is hitting animals, sending food prices soaring and decimating farms – scientists are preparing for the worst-case scenario

The Independent UK

Bird flu confirmed in older Wyoming woman who likely had contact with infected flock at her home

Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu

International Business Times

Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources

Nearly half of an elite US epidemiology program known as the "disease detectives" were dismissed by the Trump administration on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter, dealing a blow to public health efforts as fears rise over bird flu.

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The Independent UK

Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it

Record high egg prices prompted Nevada lawmakers to unanimously back suspending their cage-free egg law, but the six other states with similar laws in effect have shown no sign of dropping them even if it might help lower grocery bills

Latin Times

Arizona Farmer Wants to Vaccinate His Chickens Against Bird Flu to Lower Egg Prices, Says Federal Government Won't Give the 'Green Light'

An Arizona egg farmer is urging the federal government to allow poultry vaccinations against bird flu to help curb soaring egg prices.

Fortune

Sales of backyard chickens that lay their own eggs are booming as bird flu causes prices to crack new records

While egg prices remain high, some consumers have hatched a DIY solution of building home chicken coops to grow their own eggs to beat grocery store costs.

The Times of India

Is bird flu spreading silently? CDC study finds asymptomatic cases in the US

Bird flu may have silently affected more Americans and they may not even know about it. A new CDC study that tested 150 veterinarians for H5N1 antibodies, found that three of them were previously infected by the virus, although they remained asymptomatic.

Fortune

Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

Prior to this latest case, 68 people in 11 states had been infected with an H5 strain of avian influenza.

The Independent UK

Some people didn't know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests

A new study shows the bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians

Roll Call

Rollins confirmed as Agriculture secretary - Roll Call

The Senate confirmed Brooke Rollins, an aide to President Donald Trump in his first term, to be Agriculture secretary.

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