USDA: H5N2 Vaccine Ineffective

Iowa Ag Secretary Discusses Impact of Bird Flu as Officials Scramble to Manage Disease

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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One H5N2 vaccine currently being tested offers 60% effectiveness in chickens, leaving four in 10 birds unprotected. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo by Jim Patrico)
One H5N2 vaccine currently being tested offers 60% effectiveness in chickens, leaving four in 10 birds unprotected. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo by Jim Patrico)
USDA issued a caution Wednesday against counting on an effective vaccine to protect poultry against H5N2 while not risking U.S. export markets at the same time. Meanwhile, Iowa's agriculture secretary says his state still has a lot of work to do to deal with 31...

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Chris Clayton

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