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  • With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?

    With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?

    As government agencies prepare for a potential shutdown, questions about the government’s response to a potentially burgeoning H5N1 bird flu pandemic are top of mind for many public health and agriculture officials. Inquiries to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the dairy industry and the new National Milk Testing Strategy — a program implemented…

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  • More L.A. cats appear to be infected with H5N1 bird flu

    More L.A. cats appear to be infected with H5N1 bird flu

    Experts believe three more cats in Los Angeles County have been infected with H5N1 bird flu. Two others succumbed to the disease earlier this month after drinking recalled raw milk from Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC dairies. Of the three new sick cats, two died and one tested positive for influenza A, an unusual finding in…

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  • Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milk

    Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milk

    Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with bird flu could have potentially contracted the illness by drinking infected raw milk that was subject to a recall. The case was announced on Friday, buried in a Dec. 6 Marin County health newsletter, which provided few details about the case…

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  • Possible H5N1 bird flu case in Marin County child; infection source unknown

    Possible H5N1 bird flu case in Marin County child; infection source unknown

    Health officials in Marin County are investigating a possible H5N1 bird flu case in a child. Officials have been investigating since last week and are working with the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine how the child was exposed. The information was provided in a Friday…

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  • USDA says it will start testing milk for bird flu virus nationwide

    USDA says it will start testing milk for bird flu virus nationwide

    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 department announced Friday that it…

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  • Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans

    Just one mutation can make H5N1 bird flu a threat to humans

    California researchers say the world may be just one genetic tweak away from human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus — a worrisome mutation that could open the door to widespread human infections and possibly even a pandemic, according to some experts. In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, Scripps Research Institute…

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  • All raw milk from California farm to be pulled due to bird flu

    All raw milk from California farm to be pulled due to bird flu

    After two limited recalls, all raw milk and cream from a Fresno-based dairy farm must be removed from store shelves. The cows at Raw Farm are infected with H5N1 bird flu, state officials say. The recall, which is voluntary, encompasses all milk and cream products not included in the recalls announced last month, officials said…

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  • Sales of Raw Farm's products suspended amid bird flu concerns

    Sales of Raw Farm’s products suspended amid bird flu concerns

    State agriculture officials on Thursday banned Fresno-based Raw Farm from distributing its raw dairy products to retailers amid ongoing concerns about possible bird flu infections among its cattle. However, with the exception of two limited recalls announced in the last few days, products from the farm that are already on store shelves can remain available…

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  • California recalls more raw milk after bird flu test results

    California recalls more raw milk after bird flu test results

    California health officials announced Wednesday that another batch of raw milk from Fresno-based Raw Farm has tested positive for bird flu virus, as dairy farms throughout the state continue to struggle with a widening number of outbreaks. For the second time in roughly the span of a week, Santa Clara County Department of Public Health…

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  • Questions follow bird flu recall of California raw milk

    Questions follow bird flu recall of California raw milk

    Less than a week after California health officers confirmed a finding of bird flu virus in store-bought raw milk, state agriculture officials descended on Mark McAfee’s Raw Milk dairy “like never before” Wednesday and began collecting samples from the farm’s two herds, creamery, bulk milk tanks and trucks, according to the owner. The visit follows…

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