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    In a first, CRISPR has generated chickens partially resistant to infection by influenza virus A through genome editing of the ANP32 gene family.

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    The US has detected its first case of avian flu on a commercial poultry farm since April, in a flock of 47,300 turkeys in Jerauld County, South Dakota, the US Department of Agriculture said.

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    Following Brazil’s first detection of high-path H5N1 avian flu in wild birds in early May, the country confirms its first outbreak involving poultry.

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