Researchers Work on Avian Influenza Vaccine

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A University of Wisconsin research team is making some progress in developing a vaccine for avian influenza. Dr. Adel Talaat tells Brownfield his research into a vaccine for low-path influenza began in 2017 and provided 100% protection for the birds, but that technology made it difficult to protect large flocks.  Now, Talaat is working with new technology that would offer domestic birds including chickens and turkeys protection from current and future strains of the virus.
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COVID Questions: What’s the Difference in the Tests?

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Editor’s note: This ongoing series answers questions about COVID-19 and the pandemic. If you have a question to submit, please email it to covid19update@uc.wisc.edu. See answers to previous COVID questions, and visit the university’s COVID-19 impact site. Question: …