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
It’s spread among dairy cattle herds across nine different states, including Michigan and Ohio.
The bird flu virus has been detected in one human and in dairy cows at more than 35 farms in nine states, and Massachusetts is on alert for potential cases.
The H5N1 virus has been devastating bird populations, and is now infecting mammals too. Is human-to-human transmission next? And are we ready for another pandemic?
FDA Preparing For Possible Bird Flu Spread Among Humans: Commissioner Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing for a scenario in which the highly pathogenic avian influenza starts spreading among humans, the agency’s commissioner said on May 8. “This virus, like all viruses, is mutating. We need to continue to prepare for the possibility that it might jump to humans,” Dr. Robert Califf, the commissioner, told...
FDA Preparing For Possible Bird Flu Spread Among Humans: Commissioner Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf in Washington in a file image. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing for a scenario in which the highly pathogenic avian influenza starts spreading among humans, the agency’s commissioner said on May 8. “This virus, like all viruses, is...
Government scientists are warning consumers to stay away from raw milk, citing research showing "high viral load" of avian influenza in samples collected from infected cows — as well as a disturbing cluster of dead barn cats who'd consumed contaminated raw milk. “We continue to strongly advise against the consumption of raw milk,” said Donald Prater, acting director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration. But raw milk enthusiasts are doubling down...
It emerged as a powerful tool for public health officers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was used to gauge the prevalence of coronavirus in communities across the nation. But wastewater surveillance — the testing of sewage for signs of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus and mpox virus — has yet to be employed in the tracking of H5N1 bird flu virus. Now, as officials attempt to determine the extent of bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds, some experts are urging that wastewater...
Bioengineered bird flu souped up via gain-of-function lab work could be developed in a shockingly short period of time, former CDC Director Robert Redfield told News Nation recently:
The dashboard draws on samples of wastewater that test positive for A-type flu viruses - like the H5N1 strain infecting cattle on US dairy farms.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Health Authority is reminding people of the risks associated with raw (unpasteurized) milk consumption amid the current H5N1 “bird flu” outbreak in dairy cattle. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently tested 297 retail milk samples from 38 states for H5N1 virus. About 20% of these samples tested positive for