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USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

The move is aimed at eliminating the virus, which has infected more than 700 dairy herds in 15 states.

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  1. News Nation Now

    Bird flu detections suspend raw milk production at California farm (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Production of raw milk has been suspended at a California farm where multiple detections of the bird flu virus have been reported.

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The move is aimed at eliminating the virus, which has infected more than 700 dairy herds in 15 states.

  3. The Boston Globe

    US milk to be tested for bird flu virus (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing the nation’s milk supply for the bird flu virus known as H5N1, nearly a year after the virus began circulating through dairy cattle, the department announced Friday.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    US government to begin expanded testing of milk supply to better track the spread of bird flu (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March.

  5. ABC 12 Flint

    USDA expanding milk testing to better track bird flu spread (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading

  6. Source New Mexico

    USDA launches national testing of milk from dairy farms to track bird flu outbreak • Source New Mexico (opens Source New Mexico)

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    Source New Mexico's feed description

    The USDA will require dairy farms to share more information about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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