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Background: In early April 2024 we studied two Texas dairy farms which had suffered incursions of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) the previous month. Methods: We employed molecular assays, cell and egg culture, Sanger and next generation sequencing to isolate and characterize viruses from multiple farm specimens (cow nasal swab, milk specimens, fecalContinue reading “A One Health Investigation into H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Epizootics on Two Dairy Farms | medRxiv”

“Canadian charities are not allowed to fund foreign militaries,” Mark Blumberg, an attorney specializing in Canadian charity law, told the Post by email. — Read on nationalpost.com/news/cra-jewish-national-fund-charitable-status

Northrop’s coproduction agreement is the first publicly acknowledged deal between a US defense prime and the Ukrainian government for a manufacturing project inside Ukraine. — Read on breakingdefense.com/2024/06/northrop-planning-to-build-munitions-inside-ukraine/

“Refaat loved feeding those around him.” — Read on electronicintifada.net/content/refaat-was-determined-deliver-his-message-family/47836

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is urging the federal government to speed up its efforts to reach NATO’s spending benchmark in order to save the Canada-U.S. trade relationship ahead of potentially shifting sands south of the border. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wab-kinew-nato-trudeau-1.7266035

About 300 passengers are boarding each of the eastbound and westbound Amtrak trains daily, according to the agency. — Read on http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/07/09/amtrak-borealis-ridership-from-milwaukee-to-twin-cities-tops-18500/74327634007/

“The very fact of fighting an election is on the contrary a counter-revolutionary activity.” What Are We Voting For? – Marie Louise Berneri (1942)

The Israeli army committed another massacre against displaced Palestinians in tent encampments, this time in the coastal Mawasi area, which Israel had designated as a “safe zone.” — Read on mondoweiss.net/2024/07/testimonies-from-the-mawasi-massacre-90-people-buried-in-the-sand/

Writing a letter to a political prisoner or prisoner of war is a concrete way to support those imprisoned for their political struggles. A letter is a simple way to brighten someone’s day in prison by creating human interaction and communication–something prisons attempt to destroy. Beyond that, writing keeps prisoners connected… — Read on nycabc.wordpress.com/write-a-letter/