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US Dept of Agriculture Declares Bird Flu a Permanent Emergency

Written by Jon Fleetwood

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has quietly confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1)—the same “bird flu” virus currently at the center of international gain-of-function experiments and vaccine production—will continue to receive emergency funding even during a full government shutdown

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