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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) had ordered the birds to be euthanized after detecting highly pathogenic avian influenza on the farm in late December 2024.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
In a 2024 review in Frontiers in Pharmacology scientists found probiotics may reduce inflammation and pathogenic microbes in the gut, as well as potentially improve outcomes for cognition.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is also known as HPAI.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
In the first two months of 2025, tens of millions of birds were affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza across 39 states, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
In a 2024 review in Frontiers in Pharmacology scientists found probiotics may reduce inflammation and pathogenic microbes in the gut, as well as potentially improve outcomes for cognition.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is also known as HPAI.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
In the first two months of 2025, tens of millions of birds were affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza across 39 states, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
—Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Pathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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pathogenic
adjective
patho·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik 
2
: causing or capable of causing disease
pathogenic microorganisms
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