Which Animals Have Caught Bird Flu In The U.S.?
Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, farm animals and even people.
Bird Flu Mutation: Risk of New Pandemic Explained
A new mutation and the first severe case of H5N1 bird flu discovered in a human in Louisiana has raised concern among some experts of a pandemic.
Can You Get Bird Flu From Raw Milk? Health Experts Explain
But there’s one type of milk that’s increasing in popularity, and you won't find at the store: raw milk. Recent developments have brought raw milk into the spotlight, as the ongoing avian flu outbreak has spread to dairy cattle in several states,
Yes, pets can get bird flu from eating raw food
Yes, pets can get bird flu from eating raw food. Pets can contract bird flu through contact with infected poultry or carcasses, or from eating contaminated food. Since cooking and pasteurization kill viruses, food will not be contaminated unless it’s raw.
How To Protect Your Pet From Bird Flu
Pet owners are reminded that prevention is the best strategy for protecting their animal companions from the disease.
Expert on bird flu: We haven’t responded to early warnings
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Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations
Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature.
Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here's how to protect them
Though cases of infection are rare, cats seem especially susceptible to the bird flu virus, or Type A H5N1. Even before the cattle outbreak, there were feline cases linked to wild
Bird flu has a December impact in SD, Iowa
Bird flu was busy in South Dakota and in some surrounding states in December. According to the USDA’s avian flu tracker, as of Friday, more than 400,000 turkeys in South Dakota and more than 4 million egg laying chickens in northwestern Iowa were impacted by the flu.
Bird flu virus shows concerning mutations in first severe case in the U.S.
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient in a way that could potentially make the virus more transmissible to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bird Flu Be Damned: Raw Farm Is Doubling Down On Selling Raw Milk At Scale
Raw Farm, the country’s biggest producer of raw milk has seen its sales grow exponentially to more than $30 million, despite ...
Health experts warn US isn’t reacting fast enough to bird flu threat
The U.S. hasn’t learned lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that it could use to mitigate the threat of pathogens like H5N1 ...
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What Bird Flu Means for Milk
In response to the spread of bird flu in raw milk, the USDA announced a national strategy requiring milk samples nationwide ...
More raw milk recalled in California after discovery of bird flu virus in farm tank
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has issued a statewide recall of raw milk produced and packaged by Valley ...
What to know about the spread of the bird flu
The virus has spread among dairy cattle, humans and other mammals. But officials say the current public health risk is low.
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Bird flu reportedly prompts another raw milk recall
State agriculture officials announced a raw milk recall from Stanislaus County producer Valley Milk Simply Bottled, YubaNet ...
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Stanislaus County dairy, poultry farms struggle with bird flu. But production continues
It’s safe to drink pasteurized milk but people run a high risk if they drink raw milk” — Linda Pinfold, agricultural ...
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North Bay health officials address bird flu threat with this advice: Avoid raw dairy products and get your seasonal flu vaccine
After Gov. Gavin Newsom last week declared an emergency stemming from bird flu’s spread in dairy herds, local public health ...