USDA announces $1 billion to help the nation’s poultry industry combat H5N1 avian influenza

Dr. Mike Payne, Dairy Outreach Coordinator at WIFSS and Co-Director for Dairy Cattle Health, with the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program, (CDQAP), said in a recent February 26 Health column in STAT news that “Avian influenza, and specifically the current H5N1 strain, has become endemic, full stop.” Payne went on to say, “We will not control the outbreak in poultry until we control it in cattle. This will require cattle vaccination.”

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Feb282025

2nd bird flu virus detected in western US. What does this mean for prevention?

The School of Veterinary Medicine’s Impacts and Activities shared the news about the February 14 ABC News Good Morning America story by Mary Kekatos about the 2nd bird flu virus detected in western U.S. Our very own Dr. Michael Payne, a researcher and outreach coordinator at the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security within the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, was quoted in the story.

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RENOFARM Youth Poster Challenge

Are you passionate about One Health? Do you have innovative ideas or research that can help protect the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment from Antimicrobial Resistance?

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Oct162024

UC Davis One Health Conferences Back on Board

The group chat for the 2024 Summer One Health Conference is buzzing on WeChat. Students are posting words of encouragement to each other for steering through the visa application process. As we draw closer to the start date of August 5 spirits are high to meet each other in Davis.

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Jun112024

Farmers vs Bird Flu

Avian Influenza outbreaks in Northern California have consumers asking where the disease came from and how dangerous it is to people…

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Dec112023