FDA Says Dairy Products Like Cottage Cheese Are Safe
(MedPage Today) -- Additional preliminary testing by the FDA has found that retail milk products such as cottage cheese and sour cream don't contain any viable H5N1 avian influenza virus, officials said during a press briefing.
Results announced... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - May 1, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
FDA says new bird flu test results show milk supply is safe
Testing of milk and other dairy products sold in grocery stores shows pasteurization kills a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu that has infected some cows. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel Roubein, Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Avoid Raw Milk to Cut Risk of Bird Flu, Officials Urge
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. “We continue to strongly advise against the consumption of raw milk,” Dr.... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Bird Flu (H5N1) Explained: Grocery Store Baby Formula, Other Dairy Products Are Safe, FDA Says
Bird flu typically spreads among birds, but there have been recent outbreaks among cattle in the U.S., and one Texas man contracted the virus from sick cows. Here ’s why so many experts are worried about a possible new pandemic. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
More Than Half of Cats on Farm Where Bird Flu Infected Cows Died After Drinking Milk
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 -- In yet another sign that bird flu is spreading widely among mammals, a new report finds more than half of cats at the first Texas dairy farm to have cows test positive for bird flu this spring died after drinking raw... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Bird Flu Cases In Humans: Here ’s What To Know
The highly pathogenic strain of Influenza A H5N1 is the one most responsible for infection in humans, and most occur after poultry exposure. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Omer Awan, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
How worried should we be about the return of bird flu?
Now is not a time for paranoia but there is a case for extreme vigilance (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - May 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
USDA Testing Beef for H5N1 Amid Current Outbreak in Dairy Cows
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 -- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is now testing ground beef for any presence of the H5N1 virus that continues to spread among dairy cows.The agency said it is sampling ground beef bought in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Is Chicken Feces Behind The Bird Flu Outbreaks In Cows? Here ’s What To Know.
Experts are theorizing on the cause of recent bird flu outbreaks that have affected cow herds in almost 10 states, with some pointing to chicken feces used in cow feed as a potential culprit. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 30, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff Tags: Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Trending Explainer Trending-Explainer topline Source Type: news
The USDA is testing ground beef for bird flu. Experts are confident the meat supply is safe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will test ground beef for bird flu (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Trump Threatens to Shut Down Pandemic Preparedness Office Launched by Biden
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign criticized Donald Trump on Tuesday for saying that, if elected, he would close an office in the White House tasked with making sure the country is better prepared for the next pandemic.
In an interview with TIME published Tuesday, Trump said he would disband the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR), which opened last summer after Congress approved a bill in 2022 with bipartisan support to mandate its creation. The office most recently responded to an outbreak of bird flu in dairy farms, coordinating with the Food and Drug Administration to ensure milk remains...
Source: TIME: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Bennett Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Donald Trump Source Type: news
The USDA is testing ground beef for bird flu. Experts are confident the meat supply is safe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will test ground beef for bird flu. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do Our Flu Antivirals Work on H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With avian influenza A (H5N1) infecting more mammals than ever before -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are paying close attention to whether current influenza antivirals would be effective should... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Ground Beef Tested for H5N1; Wait Times for Docs at All-Time High; New COVID Variant
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The federal government is collecting samples of ground beef in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing, but said it remains confident the meat... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Report on H5N1 in Cattle, Cats Increases Concern of Spillover Event
(MedPage Today) -- Cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza had mild illness characterized by a drop in milk production, but cats fed raw milk experienced severe systemic disease with high mortality, researchers found.
The findings, published in... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
