Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it
Now four years later, a dozen eggs costs an average of nearly $5 in the U.S. because of the lingering bird flu, so Nevada ...
Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...
2nd bird flu virus detected in western US. What does this mean for prevention?
After a different strain of bird flu was recently found in cattle for the first time, experts reveal what this means in our fight against the virus.
New bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy cows has experts sounding alarms: ‘We have never been closer to a pandemic from this virus’
Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists ...
Inside the lab: NDOW testing wild birds for avian influenza
While NDOW is responsible for the testing of wild birds and animals, the Nevada Department of Agriculture along with the USDA are also performing aggressive testing in domestic birds and animals.
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More evidence on bird flu transmissibility
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Lombardo signs law allowing Nevada to temporarily drop cage-free egg sale rule
Gov. Joe Lombardo signed legislation Thursday that will allow Nevada to temporarily drop a ban on all but cage-free eggs in the state, an effort that was fast-tracked through the Nevada Legislature to ...