Large amount of bird flu virus in milk suggests asymptomatic cows are infected with H5N1
How is it that so much bird flu virus is getting off of affected dairy farms and into the national milk supply?
H5N1 bird flu was circulating in dairy cows for four months before it was detected, USDA scientists say
Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new analysis of genomic data by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Center.
With H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Spreading, How Safe Is Cow Cuddling Now?
During the earlier days of the Covid-19 pandemic, cow cuddling experienced a surge in popularity. But will this change with the spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus?
Could bird flu become the next COVID? How worried should we be?
As a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza spreads through the nation’s farms, local scientists are racing to answer that key question.
USDA says it is testing beef for H5N1 bird flu virus
Food safety officials say they are testing beef, including ground beef from grocery stores, for the presence of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s spreading in dairy cattle.
H5N1 - Bird Flu - detected in U.S. Cattle and poultry
Bird Flu has been confirmed in U.S. cattle and poultry. It's also been found in pasteurized milk. The World Health Organization warns that it could become a species-hopping pandemic.>
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H5N1 communication has been strictly for the birds. Didn’t the federal government learn anything from Covid?
When it comes to federal agencies communicating to the public about H5N1 bird flu, it feels like a classic case of Yogi ...
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FDA Chief on H5N1: 'We Have to Be Ready'
After testing raw, unpasteurized milk from bulk tanks, the FDA found that about 20% of a national sample contained virus ...
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What's more deadly — a new H5N1 flu or the GOP? | Opinion
The H5N1 “bird flu” is ripping across America, decimating bird flocks and even infecting a few humans and other mammals.
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Sen­ate ap­pro­pri­a­tors ques­tion FDA com­mis­sion­er on H5N1 virus prep
FDA Commissioner Rob Califf told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that milk products are safe from the H5N1 ...
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H5N1: How Cryoport Systems supports shipment biosecurity
The H5N1 virus is sweeping the US and affecting more than just poultry flocks. Cryoport supports your biosecurity measures ...
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Cattle Fall on H5N1 News, Disregard Higher Cash: Grains Extend Rally on Weather
Cattle set back despite higher cash news with Canada putting import restrictions on lactating cattle for H5N1. However, Brad ...
Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk
In a study published today in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers in Iowa, Texas, and Kansas found that the ...
What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people
The recent discovery that the virus has jumped into dairy cattle — whose udders seem to be where the virus either infects or ...
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As livestock move around the country, so does H5N1. The U.S. needs real-time tracking of livestock movements
Managing diseases in livestock in a country the size of the U.S. is a huge challenge due to the frequent and extensive movement of animals across the nation. That means local animal disease problems ...