{"id":184847,"date":"2026-02-05T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/usu-bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-lab-receives-1-9m-to-develop-avian-flu-treatments\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:25:10","slug":"usu-bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-lab-receives-1-9m-to-develop-avian-flu-treatments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/usu-bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-lab-receives-1-9m-to-develop-avian-flu-treatments\/","title":{"rendered":"USU Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Lab Receives $1.9M to Develop Avian Flu Treatments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usu.edu\/today\/story\/usu-bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-lab-receives-19m-to-develop-avian-flu-treatments\">USU Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Lab Receives $1.9M to Develop Avian Flu Treatments<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usu.edu\/today\/story\/usu-bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-lab-receives-19m-to-develop-avian-flu-treatments\">https:\/\/www.usu.edu\/today\/story\/usu-bioinformatics-and-artificial-intelligence-lab-receives-19m-to-develop-avian-flu-treatments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-05 15:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.usu.edu\">www.usu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is spreading rapidly among birds and has also affected other species, including cattle and elephant seals, while no human-to-human transmission has occurred yet.<\/li>\n<li>As of 2024, 71 people have contracted HPAI from animals, with two deaths, highlighting its threat to both agriculture and human health.<\/li>\n<li>The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $100 million to fight HPAI, with Utah State University (USU) receiving $1.9 million to develop 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