The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to COVID-19 shots — that are being tested in both animals and people. Next month, the U.S. Agriculture Department is to begin testing a vaccine developed by University of Pennsylvania researchers by giving it to calves. The … Read more
Another Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu, the third human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, health officials said Thursday. The dairy worker reported a cough, congestion, sore throat and watery eyes. The other two patients had only eye symptoms, health officials said. The farmworker was given antivirals and is … Read more
By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 29, 2024 9:10 am Updated May 29, 2024 9:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than four million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg … Read more
Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation’s food supply and beef remains safe to eat Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department … Read more
An official 2019 survey found that 4.4% of adults said they had consumed raw milk in the past year. Washington: Mice fed raw cow’s milk infected with bird flu experienced high levels of the virus in their lungs, according to a study published Friday that suggests risk to humans who consume the drink. Over the … Read more
Following the announcement of another human case of bird flu linked to dairy cows in the United States this week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed that Canada’s milk supply remains free of avian flu fragments. On Thursday, the CFIA reported that 303 retail milk samples from across Canada were tested, all of which came … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. The patient had mild symptoms, Michigan health officials said in announcing the case Wednesday. The person had been in contact with cows presumed to be … Read more
Australia reported its first human case of avian influenza on Wednesday in a child who authorities said had been infected in India but made a full recovery, while a different highly contagious strain was found on an egg farm. The H5N1 strain of avian flu has swept the globe in recent years, killing billions of farmed and … Read more
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. cattle for the first time, weekly sales of raw cow’s … Read more
Amid a bird flu outbreak in the United States and official warnings to avoid raw milk due to the potential for contamination, an unexpected trend emerges: sales of unpasteurized products seem to be on the rise. Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, weekly … Read more
