USDA orders national milk testing to monitor bird flu in dairy herds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a new federal order requiring raw, unpasteurized milk samples nationwide to be collected and tested.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a new federal order requiring raw, unpasteurized milk samples nationwide to be collected and tested.
The highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Clinton County dairy herd, brining Michigan's total number of affected dairy herds to 30.
Bird flu has been detected in a Shiawassee County County dairy herd.
Bird flu has been detected in several herds in the state, including herds in Ionia, Isabella and Ottawa counties, and has also been detected in two Michigan farmworkers.
The FDA said its study better simulated how commercial milk processing kills the bird flu virus, H5N1.
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An experiment found "small but detectable" amounts of infectious H5N1 virus in milk after it was pasteurized for 15 seconds.
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A second case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, was detected in another Michigan farmworker, marking the second human case in Michigan, and the third in the country.
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the farmworker experienced mild symptoms and has recovered.
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The Texas dairy worker infected by H5N1 "did not disclose the name of their workplace," frustrating investigators.
The USDA tested 30 samples from states with herds infected by H5N1.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
Federal officials say they're double checking whether pasteurization has eradicated the danger from possible bird virus particles in milk.
Michigan health experts are warning residents about the risks of consuming raw milk as the highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to affect dairy herds in the state.
MDARD officials say the virus, which was first detected in Michigan in 2022, was found in Newaygo County, making it the seventh flock in the state in the last two years.
State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in three dairy herds in Ionia, Isabella and Ottawa counties.
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