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@lemmy.worldhttps://tinalexander.github.io/notes/2024/04#national-milk-producers-federation-official-on-hpai-in-dairy
Notes gathered by Alexander Tin while reporting for CBS News about federal public health agencies.
https://web.archive.org/web/20240420024223/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/bird-flu-usda-cattle.html
Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was never confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may require a reassessment.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3259717/h5n1-strain-bird-flu-found-milk-infected-cows-who-says
Cows and goats – previously thought not susceptible – have joined the list of infected animals, and a US farmworker has caught the disease after exposure to cattle.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/usda-confirms-cow-cow-transmission-183050781.html
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being moved around. Dairy herds in eight states tested positive over the past month, along with one dairy worker in Texas. "Those of us that have worked with influenza for a long time were fairly quickly saying, 'Yep it moves cow to cow,'" Jim Lowe, an associate dean at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, said on Friday.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/18/risk-bird-flu-spreading-humans-enormous-concern-who
Chief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans
https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/04/15/qa-avian-flu-in-cows/
Though the virus is circulating in dairy cows, human exposure remains low, Johns Hopkins public health experts say
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24128700/bird-fludairy-meat-industry-h5n1-cows-milk-eggs-safety
How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/bird-flu-new-york-city/
Bird flu has been detected in some birds found in New York City parks and green spaces. Health officials warn New Yorkers to keep their distance from wildlife.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/bird-flu-pushes-us-dairy-farmers-ban-visitors-chop-trees-2024-04-11/?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/6/2233826/--H5N1-now-confirmed-in-11-US-farms-Cats-die-within-48-hours?
This is serious. To find out more in detail I urge you to check out THIS LINK. Meanwhile here is a summary: Vets are being advised to wear full PPE (personal protection) if seeing a cat with neurological symptoms, after forty cats died on a dairy farm...