Amidst first major avian flu outbreak in years, UW vaccine research underway

For the first time since 2015, the state of Wisconsin is experiencing an outbreak of the avian influenza. The disease is highly contagious and deadly to birds. According to the CDC, the specific strain currently spreading in the U.S. is the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1. Keith Poulsen, who is the director of the … Continue reading Amidst first major avian flu outbreak in years, UW vaccine research underway