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Hot Topic:  Avian Influenza

Industry News:  January • February • March • April May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
NIAA Publications:  2007
Presentations:  2009 NIAA Annual Meeting2008 NIAA Annual Meeting2007 NIAA Annual Meeting
Committee:  Poultry
2009-2010 Resolutions:  Poultry Committee
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Industry News

AUGUST 

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H1N1 Discovered in Poultry (8-31-09)

Routine Test Turn Up Avian Flu in Minnesota Turkeys (8-7-09)

Mild Avian Flu Found in Minnesota Turkey Flock (8-5-09)

MAY 

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Tyson Finds Avian Flu Virus (5-7-09)

APRIL

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HK Leads in Outbreak Prevention Measures (4-27-09)


NIAA Publications

2007

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CDC Continues to Learn More About Influenza Virus (Spring, Poultry Health Report)

Clifford Discusses APHIS' Preparations for Potential Outbreaks of AI (Spring, Poultry Health Report)

First Egg-Injected Avian Influenza Vaccine Developed (Spring, Poultry Health Report)

H5N1 Human Vaccine Approved (Summer, Poultry Health Report)

1918 Flu Virus, H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus: Both Result in Excessive Immune Reaction (Spring, Poultry Health Report)

Reaching Out to Educate About AI (Summer, Poultry Health Report)

Two Important Studies Reveal Promising AI Knowledge from 1918 Epidemic (Spring, Animal Agriculture Quarterly)

W. Virginia Turkey Farm:  H5N2 (Summer, Poultry Health Report)


Presentations

2009 NIAA Annual Meeting:  The Changing Face of Animal Agriculture

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Emerging Diseases Committee Session

      Update 'Avian Influenza'
 
     Dr. Neville Clarke, National Center for Foreign and Zoonotic Disease Defense

Emerging Diseases & Poultry Joint Committee Session

      Avian Influenza:  Current challenges with H5N1 and H9N2
 
     Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant

      Update on Avian Influenza in North America
 
     Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant

      Pro-Active Risk Assessments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
 
     Morgan Hennessey, University of Minnnesota and Dr. Lee Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management and Diagnostics

 

2008 NIAA Annual Meeting: Animal Care and Well-Being: Facts NOT Fiction

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Emerging Diseases & Poultry Health Joint Committee Session

      A Global Perspective on Avian Influenza
      
Dr. Patricia Wakenell, University of California-Davis

 

2007 Annual Meeting:  BioFuels Energy:  Animal Agriculture at the Crossroads

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Animal Health & International Trade Committee Session

      Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza: Global "Regulatory" Activities Overview & the US Consideration for HPAI       Regionalization
      Dr. Lee Ann Thomas, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services

Emerging Diseases & Poultry Health Join Committee Session

      Protecting America from H5N1 Avian Influenza
      Dr. Andrea Miles, American Association of Avian Pathologists

 


2009-2010 Resolutions

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  • Poultry Committee:  Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (LPAI) Programs; Quarantine (Section 18) Exemption to Use Bleach, Citric Acid, Soaps, and Detergents Against Avian Influenza (AI); and Amendment to the National Organic Poultry Program to Provide for Confinement During Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

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