USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting research pre-proposals from colleges, universities, and research facilities through Nov. 1 on highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The first 2021/2022 detection of Eurasian strain (EA) highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in North America occurred in December 2021 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Subsequently, HPAI EA H5 and EA H5N1 viruses have been confirmed in wild birds, backyard flocks, and commercial poultry facilities in the United States leading to the depopulation of millions of birds and a significant economic impact. Although research provided answers to many issues following the 2014-2015 HPAI outbreak, there are additional questions that need to be investigated.