How gym influencers are risking deadly bird flu by drinking raw milk
Gym influencers and homesteaders are swearing by raw milk, despite experts slamming the drink for being 'dangerous' and 'disgusting,' as bird flu has been linked to the drink. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Hunters Didn't Die of Deer Disease; Missed Bird Flu Cases? Sexsomnia Explainer
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The CDC said that chronic wasting disease in deer was not to blame for the prion disease deaths of two hunters who ate venison. (USA Today)
Pasteurization inactivates... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Says First Round of Tests Show No Live Virus in Pasteurized Milk
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 -- Live bird flu virus has not been found in any of the first batch of retail milk samples tested, federal health officials said Friday.Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows, the early findings should... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
South Africa: Flu Rates Anticipated to Return to Pre-Covid-19 Levels
[spotlight] COVID-19-related factors resulted in several years of lower-than-normal rates of the flu, but experts say that is now something of the past. As this year's flu season gets under way, Elri Voigt asks several local experts what their expectations are, which flu vaccines are available this year, and whether we should be concerned about new strains of bird flu. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Coronavirus Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
We must learn the lessons of Covid before another deadly disease strikes | Letters
Why has so little been done to make indoor spaces safer, to stop the spread of airborne viruses?Robin McKie ’s article rings alarm bells for global health and our failure to control airborne pathogens (“What virus will cause the next pandemic? It ’s flu, say scientists”).We are rightly looking with concern at the spread of H5N1 and the risk it poses to humans, but we have still not applied the hard-won lessons learned from Covid 19. While all agencies and experts now (belatedly) admit to Covid ’s airborne spread, very little has been done to make indoor spaces safer for us all, and the clinically v...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 28, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Guardian Staff Tags: Infectious diseases Health policy Coronavirus Science World news Society Source Type: news
From Bird Flu To Climate Snakes
Authored by Breeauna Sagdal via The Brownstone Institute, Seasoned veterinarians and livestock producers alike have been scratching their heads trying to understand the media’s response to the avian flu. Headlines across every major news outlet warn of humans…#breeaunasagdal #brownstoneinstitute #avian #wuhan #sarscov2 #gatesfoundation #onehealth #cdc #arp #usda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Finding bird flu in dairy cows means ‘turbulent times ahead’ for livestock industry
News that the U.S. government detected the bird flu virus in milk samples from sick cows in a number of states caught the attention of traders in dairy and livestock markets this week, and may eventually present a dilemma for consumers. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Take a leap on GSK and AZN as fears mount over the next possible pandemic, H5N1 (Bird Flu)
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why dangerous bird flu is spreading faster and farther than first thought in U.S. cattle
While American officials are ramping up testing to keep sick cows from being moved between states, scientists say we’re already several steps behind the spread of a disease that could pose a major threat to human health. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland and Benjamin Mueller Tags: your-feed-science Tests (Medical) Avian Influenza Milk Disease Rates Infant Formulas Cattle Viruses Dairy Products Livestock Source Type: news
1 in 5 samples of milk contained bird flu virus fragments
We don’t want to ruin your Saturday morning cartoons and Frosted Flakes bender, but your 2% is at the center of the latest bird flu discourse. One in five samples of pasteurized milk tested recently contained virus fragments, according to the FDA, meaning bird flu is more common on dairy farms…#frostedflakes #fda #morningbrew (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bird-Flu, Censorship, & 100 Day Vaccines: 7 Predictions For " The Next Pandemic "
Bird-Flu, Censorship, & 100 Day Vaccines: 7 Predictions For "The Next Pandemic" Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Earlier this month the White House published its new “Pandemic Preparedness” targets. They are far from alone in covering this. Back in March, Sky News was asking: “Next…#nextpandemicauthored #kitknightly #offguardianorg #skynews #dailymail #iran #israel #avian #jeremyfarrar #dailystar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dolphin in Florida Detected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
Analyses ruled out the presence of other potential agents at play in the dolphin, verifying the presence of HPAI virus in both the lung and brain (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 26, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Source Type: news
Avian Flu Threat Still Low and Vaccine Measures Are Ready Avian Flu Threat Still Low and Vaccine Measures Are Ready
One person in the United States has been infected after exposure to a cow with avian flu, but no human-to-human transmission has occurred.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately. In its testing of the commercial milk supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 25 that 20% of milk samples tested from the retail market contained “viral fragments” of H5N1 bird flu. Many believe that’s an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus.
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The results immediately raised concerns about the safety of the U.S.’ milk supply and the ri...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
