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US government to begin expanded testing of milk supply to better track the spread of bird flu
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March.
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The Agriculture Department on Friday said raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16.
The U.S. 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 today.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March.
Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide.
The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herbs across 15 states, with California reporting the highest number of infections. At least 58 people have been infected with bird flu, including one child.
The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple
The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16, the Agriculture Department said.
The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better understand and control the spread of the virus in dairy cows.
The U.S. issued a federal order Friday mandating bird flu testing for the national milk supply, as the virus continues its rapid spread among dairy herds.
LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle — which has subsequently led to the infection of more than 700 herds nationwide and sickened at least 32 dairy workers — the nation’s agriculture depar…
By: Jennifer Shutt | Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic avian infl…
