USDA reports reveal biosecurity risks at H5N1-affected dairy farms By Lisa Schnirring, June 13, 2024 Shared equipment and shared personnel working on multiple dairy farms are some of the main risk factors for ongoing spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu in dairy cows, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection […]
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Opinion: Good biosecurity critical to mitigating the spread of H5N1 By Tom Vilsack, June 21, 2024 The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good biosecurity is a critically important path to containing the virus. Containing and eliminating the virus in our dairy cattle is essential – to protect the health of […]
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FDA says new study proves pasteurization process kills bird flu in milk after all By Alexander Tin, June 28, 2024 A pasteurization approach widely used in the dairy industry proved to be effective at killing bird flu in milk after all, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday, after an earlier federal lab study raised questions about […]
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USDA to Begin Accepting Applications for Expanded Emergency Livestock Assistance Program to Help Dairy Producers Offset Milk Loss Due to H5N1 June 27, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications starting on Monday, July 1 through its updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to provide financial […]
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Bird flu response in Michigan sparks COVID-era worry on farms Tom Polansek , P.j. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas, July 11, 2024 MARTIN, Michigan, July 10 (Reuters) – Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan’s nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer from added costs and hurt rural America. The government’s restrictions, which […]
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With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk Brenda Goodman, June 6, 2024 June 6 (CNN) – As the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads through dairy cattle, the US Food and Drug Administration is asking states to take more steps to protect the public from the risks of raw milk. […]
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Exclusive: Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, June 6, 2024 June 6 (Reuters) – Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters. Reports of the […]
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US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu Julie Steenhuysen and Jennifer Rigby, May 28, 2024 May 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Europe are taking steps to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines that could be used to protect at-risk poultry and dairy workers, veterinarians and lab technicians, government officials […]
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Study confirms infection in mice fed H5N1-contaminated raw milk Lisa Schnirring, May 24, 2024 May 24 (UMN) – Experiments with raw milk from cows infected with H5N1 avian influenza found that mice fed droplets quickly became ill, with high virus levels in their respiratory tissues, researchers reported today. To learn more, visit the UMN website […]
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Bird flu detected in tissue samples of US dairy cow sent to slaughter Tom Polansek and Manas Mishra, May 24, 2024 May 24 (Reuters) – Bird flu virus particles were found in tissue samples taken from one dairy cow sent to slaughter at a U.S. meat processing plant, but none were detected in samples from […]
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