Feds: Dairy cattle will need bird flu test before transport out-of-state

www.superiortelegram.com— South Dakota among states with confirmed cases of avian influenza within cattle

Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before transporting. Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday as they try to track and control the growing outbreak.

MYHIGHPLAINS—Bird flu tests ordered for dairy cattle that cross state lines. The order from USDA comes as particles of bird flu were detected in a few pasteurized milk samples, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The spread of the bird flu among cattle has prompted the FDA to increase testing.

Drudge Report—US to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows. CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef at retail stores in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing, but remains confident the meat supply is safe. Federal officials are seeking to verify the safety of milk and meat after confirming the H5N1 virus in 34 dairy cattle herds in nine states since late March, and in one person in Texas. Both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization...