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Bird flu: The latest on U.S. spread, the safety of milk and more precautions
Yahoo Life· 8 hours agoOther dairy and poultry farmworkers are the CDC's main concern now. On May 6, the agency asked state...
US CDC asks states to make worker protective gear available to combat bird flu
Reuters· 9 hours agoThe CDC said it asked state health departments to work with their agriculture department...
Should you kill hammerhead flatworms?
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOnce again, hammerhead flatworms are wriggling into the spotlight - this time in Canada. The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast...
Agriculture Department testing beef for bird flu virus
The Hill· 7 days agoThe Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing beef for a bird flu virus following the infections...
USDA cuts allowable sugar and sodium levels in school meals
GBH News· 7 days agoThe U.S. Agriculture Department last week announced new nutrition guidelines for school meals,...
‘We are not hiding’: Company on the defense after being named in carnival fire ant probe
Hawaii News Now· 3 hours agoThere were seven businesses that donated plants to the Punahou Carnival Plant Sale. The state says...
Inside the federal government’s tug-of-war with states on the bird flu outbreak
Politico· 22 hours agoTexas, the first state where the bird flu virus was detected, has not invited the CDC to conduct...
How scared should we be of bird flu?
Politico· 8 hours agoThe agency is now trying to find a middle ground. Aside from the federal-state conflicts here, is there a political dimension to this? We’ve heard from...
Animal vaccine maker lobbies White House
Politico· 6 days agoIt’s also met with lawmakers and repeatedly urged the Agriculture Department to collaborate on a public-private partnership to test Medgene’s vaccine, which ...
CDC recommends PPE for livestock workers as bird flu risk remains low
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday asked state public health officials...