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
The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons and other birds dying on their Texas farms. Then came word that barn cats — half of them on one farm — had died suddenly. Within days, the Amarillo veterinarian was hearing about sick cows with … Read more
NEW DELHI: US health officials issued a warning on Friday saying that dairy workers are still at risk of contracting the H5N1 bird flu virus that is spreading among dairy herds and advised the workers to wear protective gear, take preventive measures to avoid infection, as reported in a letter to the New England Journal … Read more
Pasteurization is working to kill off bird flu in milk, according to tests run by the Food and Drug Administration — but what about unpasteurized dairy products like raw milk? Experts advise to stay away, especially with the recent avian influenza outbreak affecting growing numbers of poultry and dairy cows. “Do not consume unpasteurized dairy products,” Dr. Nidhi Kumar told … Read more
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. So far, the risk to humans remains low, officials said, but scientists are wary that the virus could change to spread more easily among people. … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said this week that about one in five U.S. commercial milk samples from a nationwide survey contained traces of bird flu virus, but it maintained that the product remains safe to consume. The public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu pathogen is minimal, the World Health Organization … Read more
Geneva — In the wake of a recent outbreak of avian influenza detected in dairy cows and goats in the United States, the World Health Organization is calling on governments to increase their surveillance and to “remain vigilant” regarding the possible spread of this deadly disease to their countries. Dr. Wenqing Zhang, head of the … Read more
GENEVA: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an “extraordinarily high” mortality rate.“This remains I think an enormous concern,” the UN health agency’s chief scientist Jeremy Farrar told reporters in Geneva.The current bird flu outbreak began in 2020 and has … Read more
A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation’s largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens. Health officials stress that the risk to the public is low and that the U.S. food supply remains safe and stable. … Read more
Dear Dr. John, I write to ask about the bird flu that seems to be making headlines regarding the danger and death to birds, but also to other species especially marine mammals. I cannot help but wonder if there is any possibility that my family or my dogs might be at risk. Why can a … Read more
