Bird flu confirmed in rats for 1st time, USDA says

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
USDA rushing to rehire key bird flu response workers mistakenly fired in Trump purge
Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying
Bird flu confirmed in rats for first time, USDA says
The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.
Uncertainty about bird flu effort after USDA job cuts that included mistaken firings
The firings of thousands of USDA employees included some who the department acknowledged were essential to bird flu effort and are being recalled
Bird Flu Found in California Rats as USDA Scrambles to Rehire Scientists
USDA confirms H5N1 bird flu in four black rats in Riverside County, California amid growing mammal infections.
USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts the agency accidentally fired
USDA said it's trying to rescind the firings this weekend of several employees who had worked on the bird flu.
USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The government overhaul has raised concerns about public health and the future of the United States’ vast scientific research apparatus.
USDA Admits Firing People Working On Bird Flu Was A Mistake
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it’s trying to hire back fired employees who’d been working on the government’s response to bird flu ― a growing outbreak that’s caused egg prices to soar,
USDA working to rehire bird flu experts
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The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course
The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters."
Roy Wood Jr. reacts to USDA accidentally firing employees working on bird flu, then trying to rehire them
Comedians and GOP Rep. Mike Lawler join Roy Wood Jr. and react to the news that the US Department of Agriculture is trying to ...
Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts ...
Bird flu vaccine gets ‘conditional license’ from USDA, company announces
A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has received a “a conditional license" for its bird flu vaccine for use in chickens. An ...
U.S. agriculture secretary to visit Texas for bird flu roundtable
As avian flu continues to spread, igniting fears among farmers, retailers and customers over everything from animal health to the soaring price of eggs, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins ...
Safeguards for eggs amid bird flu
Commercially available eggs pass through testing, grading and inspection, with extra layers of protection in California, ...