Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland and Linda Qiu Tags: Tests (Medical) Avian Influenza Agriculture and Farming Dairy Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Workplace Hazards and Violations Livestock Cattle Meat Viruses Migrant Labor (Agriculture) Disease Rates Beef Milk Livestoc Source Type: news
FDA Says Dairy Products Like Cottage Cheese Are Safe
(MedPage Today) -- Additional preliminary testing by the FDA has found that retail milk products such as cottage cheese and sour cream don't contain any viable H5N1 avian influenza virus, officials said during a press briefing.
Results announced... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - May 1, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Cocrystal Pharma Advances Promising Influenza A Drug
Cocrystal Pharma Inc (COCP) has issued an update. Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. has announced progress in the clinical development of their CC-42344 drug ...#cocrystalpharmainc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bird Flu Cases In Humans: Here ’s What To Know
The highly pathogenic strain of Influenza A H5N1 is the one most responsible for infection in humans, and most occur after poultry exposure. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Omer Awan, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Staying Ahead of Influenza
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.8px Helvetica; color: #000000}Researchers access a wide range of tools and reagents to keep pace with seasonal influenza. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - May 1, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Do Our Flu Antivirals Work on H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With avian influenza A (H5N1) infecting more mammals than ever before -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are paying close attention to whether current influenza antivirals would be effective should... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Report on H5N1 in Cattle, Cats Increases Concern of Spillover Event
(MedPage Today) -- Cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza had mild illness characterized by a drop in milk production, but cats fed raw milk experienced severe systemic disease with high mortality, researchers found.
The findings, published in... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 30, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests
The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland and Benjamin Mueller Tags: your-feed-science Tests (Medical) Avian Influenza Milk Disease Rates Infant Formulas Cattle Viruses Dairy Products Livestock Source Type: news
Dolphin in Florida Detected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu
Analyses ruled out the presence of other potential agents at play in the dolphin, verifying the presence of HPAI virus in both the lung and brain (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - April 26, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Source Type: news
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately. In its testing of the commercial milk supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 25 that 20% of milk samples tested from the retail market contained “viral fragments” of H5N1 bird flu. Many believe that’s an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus.
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The results immediately raised concerns about the safety of the U.S.’ milk supply and the ri...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Are We Testing Enough for H5N1?
(MedPage Today) -- With H5N1 avian influenza causing unprecedented outbreaks in mammals around the world -- including U.S. dairy cattle -- infectious disease experts are raising concerns that the U.S. isn't doing enough to get ahead of any... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
One in Five Milk Samples Nationwide Shows Genetic Traces of Bird Flu
There is no evidence that the milk is unsafe to drink, scientists say. But the survey result strongly hints that the outbreak may be widespread. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes and Noah Weiland Tags: Avian Influenza Milk Food Contamination and Poisoning Supply Chain Shopping and Retail Viruses Food and Drug Administration Source Type: news
The U.S. government is taking action to stop ‘cow flu.’ Is it too little, too late?
The U.S. government announced new measures yesterday to slow the spread of the H5N1 influenza virus among cattle, following the revelation that milk sold commercially in 10 states contained fragments of the virus. An order issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) restricts the movement of dairy cattle between states and mandates the reporting of infected cows.
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comes as new genetic evidence suggests cattle infections with the virus, first announced on 25 March, may have started as early as the fall of 2023, and that the virus has likely circulated far beyond the 33 farms in eight states ...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Bird Flu Outbreak in Cattle May Have Begun Months Earlier Than Thought
A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Avian Influenza Disease Rates Cattle Agriculture and Farming Dairy Products Viruses Milk Livestock Diseases Agriculture Department Food and Drug Administration Texas North Carolina Kansas Source Type: news
Dairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Noah Weiland, Benjamin Mueller and Emily Anthes Tags: Avian Influenza Federal-State Relations (US) Tests (Medical) Agriculture and Farming United States Politics and Government Dairy Products Food Contamination and Poisoning Viruses Medicine and Health your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
