{"id":232216,"date":"2026-04-07T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/usda-funds-2m-project-to-test-novel-antiviral-fogging-technology-against-avian-influenza\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:55:10","slug":"usda-funds-2m-project-to-test-novel-antiviral-fogging-technology-against-avian-influenza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/usda-funds-2m-project-to-test-novel-antiviral-fogging-technology-against-avian-influenza\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Funds $2M Project to Test Novel Antiviral Fogging Technology Against Avian Influenza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/sectors\/healthcare\/articles\/usda-funds-2m-project-test-174500647.html\">USDA Funds $2M Project to Test Novel Antiviral Fogging Technology Against Avian Influenza<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/sectors\/healthcare\/articles\/usda-funds-2m-project-test-174500647.html\">https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/sectors\/healthcare\/articles\/usda-funds-2m-project-test-174500647.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-07 13:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"finance.yahoo.com\">finance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\"><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla.<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">April 7, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0A research team led by\u00a0Purdue University, with partners Entomol\u00a0and\u00a01,4Group,\u00a0has been awarded $2 million\u00a0from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)\u00a0to evaluate a novel antiviral fogging technology to combat\u00a0high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) which remains a serious threat to poultry health and the global food supply.<\/p>\n<p>     Entomol logo      <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">The project&#8217;s lead investigator is\u00a0Dr. Ekramy Sayedahmed, Assistant Professor of Poultry Medicine at Purdue University&#8217;s College of Veterinary Medicine. His research focuses on avian influenza vaccines and molecular virology.\u00a0&#8220;At Purdue University, our research team along with Entomol will develop a new therapeutic approach using hydrogenated catmint oil (HCO), a product of Entomol Products, LLC, to directly target and inhibit the virus in poultry environments. This innovative method has the potential to significantly reduce viral spread, offering farmers a practical solution to protect their flocks,&#8221; said\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Ekramy Sayedahmed, Assistant Professor of Poultry Medicine at Purdue University&#8217;s College of Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">&#8220;Hydrogenated catmint oil is a natural compound that, when used strategically in poultry facilities, interferes with the virus&#8217;s ability to propagate. Our research involves testing HCO&#8217;s antiviral effects in the lab, assessing its safety in chickens, and evaluating its effectiveness in real-world poultry housing conditions. By combining scientific rigor with practical application, we aim to develop a tool that enhances biosecurity and diminishes the impact of HPAI outbreaks.&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1fy9kyt\">&#8220;Entomol&#8217;s hydrogenated catmint oil technology has demonstrated the ability to disrupt influenza viruses in the air and on surfaces at very low concentrations. This USDA-supported project will allow us to rigorously evaluate its potential as a practical biosecurity tool for poultry producers.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/sectors\/healthcare\/articles\/usda-funds-2m-project-test-174500647.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA Funds $2M Project to Test Novel Antiviral Fogging Technology Against Avian Influenza https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/sectors\/healthcare\/articles\/usda-funds-2m-project-test-174500647.html Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/prnewswire.com\/9c2d4b19a90d4d1eca6d6358face6acc","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[101,78],"class_list":["post-232216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-health","tag-oil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232218,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232216\/revisions\/232218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}