Tag: Livestock

June 17, 2024

A Bird-Flu Pandemic in People? Here’s What It Might Look Like.

There is no guarantee that a person-to-person virus would be benign, scientists say, and vaccines and treatments at hand may not be sufficient.

June 5, 2024

The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be Done Yet.

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found.

May 30, 2024

Bird Flu Has Infected a Third U.S. Farmworker

The worker had respiratory symptoms, unlike the first two. But the risk to the public remains low, federal health officials said.

May 22, 2024

A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports

The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, health officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low.

May 3, 2024

New Mutations Identified in Bird Flu Virus

A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going.

May 1, 2024

Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal Tests Confirm

But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing has been done.

May 1, 2024

Bird Flu Highlights Concerns Around Raw Milk

Testing suggests that pasteurization inactivates the virus. But what about raw milk and cheese?

April 26, 2024

Federal Officials Find No Live Bird Flu Virus in Initial Milk Tests

The early results suggest that pasteurization is killing the H5N1 virus in milk, something that regulators were not certain of.

July 6, 2023

U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says

The nation uses an enormous number of animals for commercial purposes, and regulations do not adequately protect against outbreaks, experts concluded.

May 22, 2022

The Michigan Mink Mystery: How Did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold?

The puzzling coronavirus cases highlight ongoing surveillance challenges and blind spots.