Pet food brand issues recall over bird flu contamination
A voluntary recall was issued for a line of raw and frozen pet food after a cat died of bird flu.
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A voluntary recall was issued for a line of raw and frozen pet food after a cat died of bird flu.
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
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.
Three months into the U.S. bird flu outbreak, only 45 people have been tested. Laboratories that are the foundation of diagnostic testing have yet to get approval to detect the bird flu virus, blaming miscommunication and uncertainty from the CDC and FDA.
An experiment found "small but detectable" amounts of infectious H5N1 virus in milk after it was pasteurized for 15 seconds.
State agriculture officials provided lawmakers with an update on Wednesday on how Michigan is responding to the virus.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advises schools, child care providers, camps and Out of School Time Program operators to postpone field trips until further notice.
The U.S. has ordered 4.8 million doses of vaccine to target bird flu in case the outbreak spreads in people.
A second dairy farm worker in Michigan has contracted bird flu, and health experts are weighing in since this is the first case in the U.S. to involve acute respiratory symptoms.
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.
The spread of an avian flu virus in cattle has again brought public health attention to the potential for a global pandemic. Fighting it would depend, for now, on 1940s technology that makes vaccines from hens' eggs.
Scientists at Michigan State University are searching for more answers on bird flu as the state reported its first human case.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the farmworker experienced mild symptoms and has recovered.
Michigan egg producer Herbuck's Poultry Ranch is laying off about 400 employees due to the spread of avian influenza.
Interest in raw milk is rising in the U.S., fueled by both "wellness" and conservative influencers on social media — even though it can make people very sick.
Should you worry about the potential impact of the H5N1 virus on humans? CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook explains the current risk and what officials are watching for.
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.
