Bits of bird flu virus have been discovered in roughly 20% of retail milk samples tested in a national survey, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The finding suggests that bird flu has spread far more widely among dairy cows than officials first thought.
Therefore, the FDA said the findings “do not necessarily represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers.” Initial results show that traces of the bird flu virus have been found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk,
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.
The FDA believes that the commercial milk supply remains safe. The agency's testing revealed small genetic traces of bird flu and not live virus that causes infections. Deposit Ph
Federal agriculture and health officials have increased communication with the public in recent days about an outbreak of avian influenza in cows across multiple states.
The discovery of fragments of avian flu virus in milk sold in U.S. stores, including in about 20% of samples in initial testing, suggests that the H5N1 virus may be more widespread in dairy cattle than previously known.
H5N1 influenza virus particles have been detected in commercially sold milk, but it’s not clear how the virus is spreading in cattle or whether their milk could infect humans
This is not a repeat of the Covid pandemic. Yet global governments should follow the US and prepare a response, writes global public health expert Prof Devi Sridhar
Given how devastating another global pandemic would be, the US should start mass testing of dairy workers for the bird flu virus that’s spreading fast through cows. If necessary, either the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the US Department of Agriculture should pay people to get tested.
Fragments of the bird flu virus have been found in about one fifth of commercial milk samples tested in a US nationally representative study, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
The Food and Drug Administration said it had found inactive fragments of the virus in commercially available pasteurized milk, but said consumers who drink it are not at risk of infection.
Colombia has restricted the import of beef and beef products coming from U.S. states where dairy cows have tested positive for avian influenza as of April 15, according the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Early tests of pasteurized milk – purchased at grocery stores in areas with cows that have tested positive for H5N1 influenza or bird flu – suggest that it is not infectious and wouldn’t be able to make people sick,
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s been decimating wild and captive flocks of birds since 2020 has spread among US dairy cows — and has infected one person in Texas exposed to the sick animals.
Is it safe to drink milk that contains bird flu strains? The FDA states that commercial milk is safe to drink despite the remnants of bird flu. The pasteurization process and the
The country is restricting the import of products made from cattle slaughtered in eight states where avian influenza infections have been confirmed in dairy herds.
The H5N1 highly pathogenic bird flu virus has been spreading among dairy cows, and fragments of avian influenza have appeared in milk being sold at stores.
Sonoma County, California, declared an agricultural disaster when two poultry farms had to kill their entire flocks to try to stop “highly pathogenic avian influenza” — or bird flu — from spreading. This particular strain of bird flu,
Traces of bird flu have been found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday. The FDA added that early tests still suggest that the milk supply is safe because pasteurization kills the virus,
Are cases of bird flu being missed in dairy workers? Experts say it's likely that there are some cases going unreported. Protecting dairy workers should be a top priority.
Additional tests of milk showed that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus, federal health officials said on Friday, as Colorado became the ninth U.S. state to report an infected dairy herd.
The Food and Drug Administration says the milk supply is safe because traces of the bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk are inactive. But there is growing concern about the virus in more cows and possible transmission to people.
Bird flu has been detected in dairy cows in Colorado, the state agriculture department announced on Friday. It’s the first time the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, has been diagnosed in Colorado cattle,
Colorado became the ninth U.S. state to report a dairy herd infected with bird flu on Friday as federal lawmakers urged the Biden administration to further contain the virus' spread and tests of milk suggested the outbreak is more widespread than previously thought.
As cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza spread across U.S. cattle, Idaho officials say their biggest concern is the virus’ impact on Idaho’s economy. The illness, also coined the bird flu, has sickened cattle across at least eight states,
FDA Testing Reveals , Bird Flu Virus , in 1 in 5 Milk Samples. 'Time' reports that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned that traces of bird flu
The FDA says 20% of retail milk samples have tested positive for bird flu “viral fragments.” We asked a virologist and bird veterinarian what that means for dairy consumers.
The Food and Drug Administration has found that about 1 in 5 samples of retail milk contain traces of highly contagious bird flu, though these findings may not be indicative of an infectious risk to consumers.