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#h5n1 #vogelgrippe #geflügelpest #avianflu #hpai #birdflu

Nachdem sich das erste Rind infiziert hatte, habe sich das Virus über Monate unter den Kühen weiterverbreitet – unter anderem in die Bundesstaaten North Carolina, Idaho, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas und South Dakota. Auch andere Tiere seien dabei angesteckt worden, beispielsweise Waschbären, Katzen und Vögel. Dabei sei das Virus auch mutiert.

faz.net/aktuell/wissen/medizin

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · Vogelgrippe: Nur ein Kontakt zu einem Vogel reichte, um Tausende Kühe zu infizierenBy FAZ.net, ph, dpa-AFX

#h5n1 #vogelgrippe #geflügelpest #avianflu #hpai #birdflu

Vor einem Jahr schreckte die Nachricht eines „Artensprunges“ in den USA weltweit Virologen auf. Dass die Vogelgrippe nach wie vor in Rinderherden grassiert, ist hochgefährlich. Nun weisen Forscher nach, wie es zu dieser Epidemie kam.

welt.de/wissenschaft/article25

WELT · Vogelgrippe: Nur einmal sprang H5N1 über – auf die US-KüheBy Sonja Kastilan

#USDA confirms 6 more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds in Idaho, which is now up to 71 herds.
36 of those have been detected since late February.
Idaho is the nation's 3rd largest diary producer, with over 350 farms. This may not stop soon.
Cumulative national total: 1,031 herds in 17 states.
aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poult

Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceHPAI Confirmed Cases in Livestock | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

"Effective Monday, the FDA suspended its proficiency testing program for Grade "A" raw milk and finished products."

Not clear on what they mean by "finished products" & whether that is all raw or not.

Say what you will about raw milk (I'll block anybody who says they deserve to get sick), but there was testing in place. Now it's gone.

They've already suspended testing for #H5N1 #BirdFlu

Seems like it's just cow to glass now with a stop at the pasteurizer.

reuters.com/business/healthcar

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This is good news though:

To date, all samples tested have been confirmed as seasonal subtypes H1 or H3, which rules out infection with #H5N1 [bird flu]. The fact that no other human cases of H5N1 have been identified via subtyping efforts is reassuring," the California spokesperson said.

I am glad they’re doing this, but also this makes me think that they’re low key admitting there’s an airborne risk to people from farms.

#CDC and #California offer $25 gift cards to encourage bird flu testing - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/bird-flu-test