The agency stressed that the material is inactivated and that the findings do not represent a risk to consumers.
Particles of bird flu were detected in some samples of pasteurized milk, though the virus in that form is not a threat to humans, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday. As a bird flu epidemic spreads through avian and cattle livestock across the country, the FDA increased testing of domestic milk supplies. Some
The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats—half of them on one farm—had died suddenly.
It was a Texas veterinarian who collected samples from dairy farms that confirmed the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle for the first time. Dr.
It’s still unclear whether the detected virus was active. The FDA plans to release additional test results in the coming days.
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(Reuters) - The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply.Since 2022, bird flu in the United States has infected over 90 million chickens, more than 9,000 wild birds, 34 dairy herds, one person in Texas who came in close contact with infected cattle and another after exposure to poultry.The following is a timeline of the current outbreak in the country:April...
More than half of the cats at a dairy farm died within 3 days of being infected. Farmers first noticed that cows were producing strange milk - and less of it. Cats infected with H5N1 went blind, lost coordination, and started circling. READ MORE:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows.
Experts say the apparent ability of the virus to spread among cattle provides opportunity for it to evolve to better infect other mammals
Farmers have been hesitant to allow health officials onto their land because of the "stigma" of bird flu, another vet said.
A new study finds spikes in Flu virus in wastewater could be linked to the spread of Bird Flu affecting cattle.