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
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
U.S. senators push for bird-flu response as FDA reports milk findings
Some U.S. lawmakers urged the Biden administration on Friday to further contain the spread of bird flu in dairy cows as tests of milk suggested the outbreak is more widespread than previously thought. The push from Congress members for a stronger response adds pressure on federal agriculture and…#universityofarizona #mittromney #michaelworobey #richardwebby #memphis #cdc #h5n1 #michaelosterholm #avian #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are trying to answer
Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.(Image credit: DOUGLAS MAGNO) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Will Stone Source Type: news
Bird Flu Virus Is in One in Five U.S. Milk Samples
Fragments of the bird flu virus have been found in about one fifth of commercial milk samples tested in a U.S. nationally representative study, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
While the presence of traces of the virus in milk doesn’t necessarily indicate a risk to consumers, more tests are needed to confirm if intact pathogen is present and remains infectious, the FDA said in a statement on its website. That would determine “whether there is any risk of illness associated with consuming the product,” it added.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gerson Freitas Jr./Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Start Mass Testing Dairy Workers for Bird Flu
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bird flu ’s disturbing new turn into cattle
U.S. health officials are closely monitoring the recent leap of avian flu from birds to cattle — and earlier this month, to a Texas dairy farmer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stresses the current public health risk is low — the virus isn’t known to spread among people or through…#avian #anjaraudabaugh #westernuniteddairies #turlock #terrywlehenbauer #tulare #midwest #michaelpayne #universityofarizona #michaelworobey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are We Testing Enough for H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With H5N1 avian influenza causing unprecedented outbreaks in mammals around the world -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are raising concerns that the U.S. isn't doing enough to get ahead of any... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The U.S. government is taking action to stop ‘cow flu.’ Is it too little, too late?
The U.S. government announced new measures yesterday to slow the spread of the H5N1 influenza virus among cattle, following the revelation that milk sold commercially in 10 states contained fragments of the virus. An order issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) restricts the movement of dairy cattle between states and mandates the reporting of infected cows.
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comes as new genetic evidence suggests cattle infections with the virus, first announced on 25 March, may have started as early as the fall of 2023, and that the virus has likely circulated far beyond the 33 farms in eight states ...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
I've studied bird flu for 20 years and here's why I stopped drinking milk..as FDA begin testing dairy cows for deadly virus
Dr Rick Bright, a virologist and former director at the Department of Health and Human Services, revealed the decision online - saying he had concerns the virus could still be active in milk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dairy Cows Moved Across State Lines Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- As bird flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it will start requiring testing of the animals if they are moved across state lines.
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Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
U.S. requires more dairy cows to be tested for bird flu as concerns grow
Dairy cows must be tested for bird flu before moving across state lines under a new federal order, as evidence mounts that the virus is more widespread than feared among American cows. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fenit Nirappil, Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Bird Flu Outbreak in Cattle May Have Begun Months Earlier Than Thought
A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Avian Influenza Disease Rates Cattle Agriculture and Farming Dairy Products Viruses Milk Livestock Diseases Agriculture Department Food and Drug Administration Texas North Carolina Kansas Source Type: news
