Researchers are concerned that the more the bird flu virus – also known as
By Brenda Goodman and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — In early March, Dr. Barb Petersen, a large-animal vet in Texas, began getting calls from the dairy farms she works with in the Panhandle. Workers there were seeing a lot of cows with mastitis, an infection of the udder. Their milk was thickened and discolored, and it
By Brenda Goodman and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — In early March, Dr. Barb Petersen, a large-animal vet in Texas, began getting calls from the dairy farms she works with in the Panhandle. Workers there were seeing a lot of cows with mastitis, an infection of the udder. Their milk was thickened and discolored, and it
Bird flu has been identified in a handful of flocks across the state since January, as well as in seals and a red fox.
Avian flu is spreading rapidly among cattle, but public health and infectious disease experts are concerned the United States is too limited in its testing, leaving an incomplete picture of the virus’s spread. The threat to the general public is currently low, health officials say, and the country’s milk supply is safe. Just one person []
Americans are turning to companies like Prepper All-Naturals to stock up on shelf-stable beef in response to concerns about the bird flu.
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Federal and state officials continue to monitor the path of avian fluin 11 U.S. states. A list that does not include Alabama has reported dairy cattle affected with bird flu. The Food and Drug Administration reports that last week nearly 300 tests of retail dairy products found no traces of a []
What scientists fear most is if the virus were to spread efficiently from person to person. That hasn’t happened and might not.
What scientists fear most is if the virus were to spread efficiently from person to person. That hasn’t happened and might not.
Officials renewed calls for people not to drink raw milk last month. But farmers say that, if anything, this has had the opposite effect - and prompted a rush on their stores in the US.
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Federal officials warn about the health risks of drinking raw milk at any time, but especially during the outbreak. Weekly sales of raw cow's milk have jumped compared with the same periods last year. That's according retail market research data show. Raw milk farmers say they can't keep unpasteurized products in stock. Some people claim that raw milk has health benefits, but multiple studies show it...