Mar 02 2025 29 mins 3
As the ongoing threat of highly pathogenic avian influence (HPAI) enters its fourth year, research continues to develop preventative and protective approaches with regard to the nation’s poultry industry. Sunil Mor is an assistant professor at South Dakota State University and is one of the scientists focusing on the identification of various HPAI strains, specifically, avian metaneurovirus that is affecting turkey flocks. In this episode, he’ll describe efforts to identify this threat with the goal of developing a vaccine that can slow down the spread of a wide range of these highly contagious – and deadly – viruses.
