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CDC is testing samples from people and APHIS from anmals.

There has been a great deal of pushback regarding the fact that while the US complains that China hid information on the spread etc. of COVID, the US is hiding similar information on the spread of avian influenza.

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No livestock have been culled. Sick animals have been separated from the other animals and the milk discarded for a period of time. 166 million poultry have been culled since early 2022, but according to CDC's website, none have been culled for the past 18 days:

https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html

The PCR tests are done (it varies by state, but generally) locally, then at state public health lab and then confirmed at one of 2 APHIS national labs. I have been unable to find any info about the protocols, commercial test kits vs custom tests, etc. The agencies apparently do not want the public to be able to repeat/review their protocols.

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