California man says two of his cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu
A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk.
Raw milk and bird flu
Raw milk comes directly from cows, sheep or goats. Some health and food safety experts say drinking raw milk doesn’t come without health risks. Lately, those concerns have been elevated as a deadly strain of bird flu is infecting dairy farms around the country.
Milk from Minnesota dairy farms to undergo mandatory testing for bird flu
Avian influenza has been confirmed in dairy cattle in 16 states, including Minnesota, which had nine cases last year. The USDA says the goal of the testing is to gain a clearer picture of the presence of the virus in dairy herds,
Cambodian Man Dies From Bird Flu
A 28-year-old Cambodian man died from bird flu on Friday after eating sick chickens, the health ministry said.
U.S. government expands testing of milk for bird flu
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NJ, Delaware, Pa trying to keep you from getting bird flu; what to know about testing
In December, the USDA launched a milk testing program to detect bird flu in dairy cow herds. Pennsylvania was one of the first six states to join the National Milk Testing Strateg
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Avian Flu Has Hit Dairies So Hard That They’re Calling It ‘Covid for Cows’
Milk from infected cows has very high levels of the virus ... In California, 34 people have tested positive for bird flu, and almost all of them had been directly exposed to infected cattle ...
Can The Bird Flu Be Transmitted Through Eggs, Dairy, Or Poultry? A Food Safety Expert Explains
However, no instances of bird flu being transmitted to people via food or drinks have been reported during the U.S.'s current ...
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FDA testing aged raw cow’s milk cheese for bird flu
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin collecting samples of raw cow’s milk cheese from across the U.S. to ...
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What Bird Flu Means for Milk
But for cows and the dairy they produce ... saw the reappearance of bird flu after two months without a detected outbreak. In the industry hit hardest by bird flu, the poultry industry, ...
Poultry, dairy cattle banned from exhibition at fairs due to bird flu
The California State Veterinarian announced a ban on all exhibitions of poultry and dairy cattle at fairs to minimize any ...
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More than 70 percent of California’s dairy cow herds are infected with bird flu. Here’s what to know
Cows graze on a field in Petaluma, California, earlier this month. Nearly 700 of the state’s dairy herds have been ...
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California Issues New Ban on Dairy Cattle and Poultry Shows in Response to H5N1 Bird Flu
California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has issued a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to combat ...
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Bird flu's rapid spread prompts California to declare a state of emergency
Bulk milk testing can help detect bird flu circulating in herds before large outbreaks occur. After a fever breaks, cows resume eating, drinking and ruminating. The milk production then ...
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FDA to test raw cow’s milk cheese samples for bird flu
Collection and testing of raw milk cheese will be done by the FDA amid outbreaks of the illness in several states.
Bird Flu Is a National Embarrassment
America should have more aggressively intervened almost a year ago.