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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

An experimental bird flu vaccine just saw success in trial — here’s when it could be used to save poultry

Scientists announced this week that a vaccine under development has demonstrated the ability to protect mice against a deadly variant of bird flu.

The University of Buffalo researchers say that their process could be critical for the nation’s response to bird flu strains as they mutate and continue to sicken humans, infect dairy cows, lead to the killing of millions of poultry birds and contribute to painful nationwide egg shortages.

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