HHS and USDA launch $101 million project to combat bird flu epidemic

Published May 10, 2024 3:00pm ET



The Biden administration announced on Friday a swath of mitigation efforts to combat the spread of bird flu among livestock, totaling $101 million in new funding. 

The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services issued a joint statement on the new protocols following weeks of mounting concern about the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, among dairy cows.

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