FDA: Bird flu found in 1/5 commercial milk samples, suggests greater spread
Apr 26
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Thursday, April 25, that one in five commercial milk samples tested in a nationwide survey contained particles of the H5N1 virus. The announcement suggests that the outbreak of bird flu might have deeply penetrated the dairy industry across the United States.
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Dr. Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota, said that the finding is significant, stating that the virus appears to have “saturated” dairy cattle through the country.
Samuel Alcaine, an associate professor of food science at Cornell University, echoed Osterholm’s sentiment, saying that the virus’s discovery in more commercial milk suggests higher numbers of cattle have H5N1.
Currently, eight U.S. states have confirmed bird flu cases in 33 herds. However, Alcaine said, “33 is a really small number. It makes it seem like there is definitely more spread out there.”
While the commercialized milk did test positive for remnants of the bird flu, the FDA maintains that the pasteurization process likely deactivates the virus. The agency said that further testing is necessary to confirm the assumption.
While the virus remains mainly confined to animals, health officials advise against drinking raw or unpasteurized milk, emphasizing the importance of pasteurization as a preventative measure. Only one person, a Texas farm worker, has tested positive for bird flu in the U.S. during this outbreak. The worker has since recovered.
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The latest findings by the FDA come after the United States Department of Agriculture announced it will be testing dairy herds that cross state lines, starting on Monday, April 29.
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THE HITS KEEP COMING FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY WHEN IT COMES TO THE BIRD FLU.
THE FDA FOUND ONE IN FIVE COMMERCIAL MILK SAMPLES TESTED CONTAINED PARTICLES OF THE H5N1 VIRUS.
OFFICIALS STILL SAY COMMERCIAL MILK IS SAFE TO DRINK.
THE FINDINGS SUGGEST THE VIRUS IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT.
EIGHT STATES HAVE CONFIRMED BIRD FLU CASES IN 33 DAIRY HERDS.
BUT A FOOD SCIENCE EXPERT AT CORNELL SAID THE NUMBER IS LIKELY UNDERESTIMATED.
WITH THE LATEST FINDINGS AND NEARLY 30,000 FARMS ACROSS THE U.S.–
THE PROFESSOR SAID:
33 IS A REALLY SMALL NUMBER. IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THERE IS DEFINITELY MORE SPREAD OUT THERE.
AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE DOCTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY ECHOED THE ASSUMPTION.
SAYING THE REVELATIONS SHOW THE VIRUS MAY HAVE “SATURATED” DAIRY HERDS ACROSS THE U.S.
STILL, THE FDA MAINTAINS THE PASTEURIZATION PROCESS LIKELY “DEACTIVATES” THE VIRUS.
BUT FURTHER TESTING IS NEEDED TO CONFIRM THE THEORY.
WHILE THE VIRUS REMAINS MAINLY CONFINED TO ANIMALS, HEALTH OFFICIALS ADVISE AGAINST DRINKING RAW OR UNPASTEURIZED MILK.
EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PASTEURIZATION AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.
THE FINDINGS IN COMMERCIAL MILK COME AFTER THE USDA SAID IT WILL REQUIRE DAIRY HERDS CROSSING STATE LINES TO BE TESTED FOR BIRD FLU.
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Bird Flu Virus Found in One in Five US Milk Samples, FDA Says
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1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk had bird flu virus fragments, FDA says
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US FDA says about 1 in 5 commercial milk samples tested positive for bird flu traces
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Bird flu virus traces found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk: FDA
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FDA finds traces of bird flu in one in five milk samples across the US
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Milk is safe, despite bird flu fragments, FDA says
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One In Five Milk Samples From Across US Had Traces Of Bird Flu Virus, FDA Says
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FDA: 1 in 5 retail milk samples test positive for bird flu virus
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Bird flu virus traces found in 1 in 5 samples of pasteurized milk: FDA
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1 in 5 US retail milk samples test positive for H5N1 avian flu fragments
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Bird flu virus found in one-fifth of US milk samples, testing shows
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One in five milk samples in US contain genetic traces of bird flu
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FDA says remnants of bird flu found in 1-in-5 pasteurized milk samples
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FDA: 1 in 5 milk samples show traces of Bird Flu – ABC Columbia
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One in five samples of milk in the U.S. has bird flu in it, says the FDA.
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Fragments of Bird Flu Virus Found in 1 in 5 Milk Samples
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Bird flu was detected in about 20 percent of commercial milk samples in the U.S.
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