News - UC Davis Western Institute for Food Safety and Security

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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CDQAP Quality Assurance Update – December 2023

Despite 2023’s significant challenges, including historic flooding and persistent supply chain issues, CDQAP and our partners made considerable headway on some stubborn issues.

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Dec212023

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

SVM WIFSS and Huazhong Agricultural University explore development of a One Health Center

The Western Institute of Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) had the pleasure of welcoming Huazhong Agricultural University this past September. The visit aimed to unite the University of California Davis Veterinary School of Medicine (SVM) and the Huazhong Agricultural University toward the continuation of research in One Health for food safety and security across the two nations.

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Oct272023