Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bird flu virus was found in raw milk. What to know about the risks

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk across America. Raw Farm LLC, of Fresno, California, voluntarily recalled one lot of “cream top” whole raw milk after Santa Clara County health officials found the bird flu virus in a sample last week. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County health officials warned that “many retailers” there may have sold recalled raw milk contaminated with the virus. To date, there’s no evidence that people have been infected with the bird flu virus by drinking raw milk. Tests have shown that mice fed raw milk contaminated with bird flu became very sick and barn cats on farms that drank milk from infected cows suffered brain damage and died, noted Nicole Martin, a microbiologist and associate director of the Milk Quality Improvement Program at Cornell University, “I don’t think we know yet whether people can contract H5N1 from consumption of raw milk, but we have enough evidence that would suggest that folks need to be a little more cautious right now,” Martin said.

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California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?
4 days, 6 hours ago

California declared an emergency. How serious is bird flu?

Associated Press  

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized …

Bird Flu triggers state of emergency in California: What's at stake and key details
Trending News
4 days, 23 hours ago

Bird Flu triggers state of emergency in California: What's at stake and key details

India Today  

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the virus, which has spread for years in wild birds, commercial poultry and many mammal species. One person in Louisiana has been hospitalized …

Bird flu hospitalizes person in Louisiana, the first severe infection in U.S.
5 days, 23 hours ago

Bird flu hospitalizes person in Louisiana, the first severe infection in U.S.

Salon  

A person has been hospitalized with bird flu in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking the first time since the outbreak began that an infection with the H5N1 virus reached such severity. Although another severe case hospitalized in a teenager in Canada last month, this is the first severe case reported in the U.S. Related …

Do you drink raw milk? Study reveals flu virus can survive for days, raising health and safety concerns
1 week, 1 day ago

Do you drink raw milk? Study reveals flu virus can survive for days, raising health and safety concerns

Hindustan Times  

According to a new study, raw milk, which is marketed as a natural and healthful alternative to pasteurised dairy, may contain hidden hazards. Study reveals raw milk may harbor infectious flu virus "This work highlights the potential risk of avian influenza transmission through consumption of raw milk and the importance of milk pasteurization," said study senior author Alexandria Boehm, the …

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital
1 week, 1 day ago

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital

NPR  

Public health officials try to control bird flu in U.S. dairy capital More milk products come from Tulare County, California than any other county in the U.S. Public health officials there are trying to guard against bird flu infecting humans. KLEIN: It's one way the county and state are working together trying to contain avian influenza, along with testing dairy …

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu
1 week, 2 days ago

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu

Wired  

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “It’s a lot of trouble.” Further north and west, in the San Joaquin Valley—the heart of the state’s dairy industry—the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, has rippled through the massive herds that provide most of the country’s milk. The Centers for Disease …

Bird flu reportedly prompts another raw milk recall
1 week, 2 days ago

Bird flu reportedly prompts another raw milk recall

LA Times  

Holstein cows feed at a dairy farm outside Jerome, Idaho, in 2009. State agriculture officials Saturday announced a raw milk recall from Stanislaus County producer Valley Milk Simply Bottled, a news report said. Officials found H5N1 bird flu in bulk milk tanks produced by the Modesto-based raw milk dairy, according to the news agency YubaNet. The order applies to all …

Can drinking raw milk cause bird flu? US health officials probing a child’s case to find link
1 week, 4 days ago

Can drinking raw milk cause bird flu? US health officials probing a child’s case to find link

Firstpost  

A child in California’s Marin County fell ill after drinking raw milk and was later diagnosed with bird flu. Health authorties have urged people not to consume raw milk until their probe is complete Health officials in California are trying to find out if consumption of raw milk can cause bird flu in a human after a child was infected …

Refreezing the Arctic, health care horror stories, holiday stress: Catch up on the day’s stories
1 week, 4 days ago

Refreezing the Arctic, health care horror stories, holiday stress: Catch up on the day’s stories

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things Real Ice 1️⃣ Controversial plan: A startup wants to artificially thicken sea ice across hundreds of thousands of square miles in the Arctic. …

Cats in L.A. County die after drinking recalled raw milk
1 week, 4 days ago

Cats in L.A. County die after drinking recalled raw milk

LA Times  

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Thursday that it is investigating two possible cases of H5N1 bird flu in cats that consumed recalled raw milk from Raw Farm LLC. “The risk of H5 bird flu remains low in Los Angeles County, but this suspected case of the virus in a pet cat that consumed raw milk is …

Latest California child to become ill after drinking raw milk does not have bird flu, CDC says
1 week, 4 days ago

Latest California child to become ill after drinking raw milk does not have bird flu, CDC says

LA Times  

A Northern California child who consumed raw milk and became severely ill did not have the bird flu virus, according to tests conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The child’s mother purchased Raw Farm raw milk, mistaking it for unhomogenized — or cream top — pasteurized milk. Last week, raw milk sales from Fresno-based Raw Farm were …

California reports more illnesses in people who drank raw milk. Here are the risks, according to health experts
1 week, 4 days ago

California reports more illnesses in people who drank raw milk. Here are the risks, according to health experts

CNN  

CNN — Raw milk has been linked to at least 10 illnesses in California, according to the California Department of Public Health. “Since announcing multiple recalls of raw milk due to contamination with bird flu, state and local public health experts have received reports of illnesses from 10 individuals who reported drinking raw milk. Health officials in Northern California are …

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat
1 week, 5 days ago

Health Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Pandemic Threat

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: Health experts have been sounding the alarm about the potential pandemic threat posed by bird flu, which has been showing signs of mutating as it spreads among cows and infects people in the United States. The deadly bird flu variant H5N1 first emerged in China in 1996, but over the last four years it has sp More than 300 …

'Pasteurized milk only': Fox News doctor calls raw milk 'a danger' as RFK Jr. promotes it
2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Pasteurized milk only': Fox News doctor calls raw milk 'a danger' as RFK Jr. promotes it

Raw Story  

Fox News Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Mark Siegel urged viewers not to drink raw milk despite a push by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of health and human services. "Raw milk is not just a danger to people who might drink," the doctor explained to Fox News host Arthel Neville. "It's also rodents get it …

US orders testing of milk supply for bird flu amid growing concerns
2 weeks, 2 days ago

US orders testing of milk supply for bird flu amid growing concerns

Deccan Chronicle  

The US government has taken steps to better monitor the spread of bird flu among dairy cows, ordering testing of the nation’s milk supply for the H5N1 virus. While bird flu is typically associated with poultry, recent evidence suggests that it has begun spreading to cows, with initial reports indicating transmission through a single event likely in late 2023. Although …

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
2 weeks, 2 days ago

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

Hindustan Times  

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. Under the federal order, dairy farmers and those who handle raw milk intended for pasteurization must provide samples of the milk on request for testing for bird flu. At least 58 people in the …

Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bird flu may need a single mutation to spread among humans, study finds

LA Times  

Cows are milked at a Fresno dairy farm. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: The H5N1 bird flu may be one mutation away from being a threat to humans. And here’s today’s e-newspaper The H5N1 bird flu virus may need just one mutation to be a threat to humans, a study found. “Yikes,” “Oh great” and …

Arizona sees first case of human bird flu as government begins testing milk for virus
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Arizona sees first case of human bird flu as government begins testing milk for virus

Raw Story  

Bird flu has officially jumped from birds to infect two people in Arizona, AZFamily reported Friday. While cases of the disease, known as Type A H5N1, jumping to humans in California have previously been reported, this is the first case in Arizona, the report said. In March, the first case of bird flu was detected in U.S. cows' milk. "The …

USDA Orders Nationwide Testing Of Milk For Bird Flu
2 weeks, 3 days ago

USDA Orders Nationwide Testing Of Milk For Bird Flu

Huff Post  

Cows stand in the milking parlor of a dairy farm in New Vienna, Iowa, on Monday, July 24, 2023. via Associated Press 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. Under the federal order, dairy farmers and those who handle raw milk …

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

Associated Press  

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. Under the federal order, dairy farmers and those who handle raw milk intended for pasteurization must provide samples of the milk on request for testing for bird flu. At least 58 people in the …

Head of a celebrity-friendly raw milk brand says its recall is political. He may soon have an FDA role.
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Head of a celebrity-friendly raw milk brand says its recall is political. He may soon have an FDA role.

Politico  

And he said that while he’s been working closely with state agencies, he feels they’re being pressured by federal bureaucrats back East. “What they don’t want is for raw milk to thrive, and that’s a political decision they made years ago,” McAfee said of the FDA. “Our public health messages have always included concern about the risks of bird flu …

USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases
2 weeks, 3 days ago

USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases

NPR  

USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a federal order requiring the testing of the nation's milk supply amid increasing concerns over bird flu. USDA said Friday the purpose of the federal order is to "identify where the disease is present, …

Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health

Salon  

As the H5N1 avian flu virus continues to spread in poultry flocks and dairy cattle, consumers may worry about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. In late November 2024, however, California regulators recalled two batches of raw, unpasteurized milk from a Fresno dairy farm after bird flu virus was detected in the milk. Despite health experts' warning …

Bird flu: How raw milk could usher in a pandemic.
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Bird flu: How raw milk could usher in a pandemic.

Slate  

Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans. The immediate risk posed by the bird flu virus’s presence in raw milk is limited to individual consumers who drink the stuff. But if you were actively trying to catch bird flu but couldn’t make it to a farm to handle the cows yourself, a glass of …

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus

Associated Press  

A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird flu virus in more milk samples. Raw Farm, of Fresno, voluntarily recalled all whole milk and cream products from stores late Tuesday after tests found bird flu virus in “multiple” retail samples and dairy storage and bottling …

All raw milk from Fresno dairy farm will be cleared from store shelves; cows have bird flu
2 weeks, 5 days ago

All raw milk from Fresno dairy farm will be cleared from store shelves; cows have bird flu

LA Times  

Raw Farm’s raw milk is set to be removed from stores. After two limited recalls, all raw milk and cream from a Fresno-based dairy farm must be removed from store shelves. However, the state is urging consumers to avoid other raw milk products, including cheese and kefir, as well as raw milk pet food products, including “raw milk pet food …

Raw Milk Farm Suspended After Officials Find Bird Flu In Products
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Raw Milk Farm Suspended After Officials Find Bird Flu In Products

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A California producer of unpasteurized raw milk, the preferred milk of Department of Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been forced by the state to suspend operations after officials found the bird flu virus in its products. PATRICK T. FALLON via Getty Images “CDFA dairy inspectors sampled milk from bottled products and …

Distribution of Raw Farm’s products suspended amid bird flu concerns
3 weeks, 3 days ago

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

LA Times  

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. After several days of contradictory test results, in which county public health departments found positive samples in bottled raw milk on store shelves and state agriculture officials did not detect the virus …

Bird flu is getting worse. Disease experts worry Trump and RFK Jr. will mangle response like COVID
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Bird flu is getting worse. Disease experts worry Trump and RFK Jr. will mangle response like COVID

Salon  

As America gears up for the year's end and a change in administration, the topic of public health has dominated many conversations throughout the election season, but one facet has been noticeably absent: bird flu. “It would be important for the Trump administration, as it's rolling out its team that's going to be heading CDC, HHS, USDA, that they talk …

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain

NPR  

Scientists warn of the increased dangers of a new bird flu strain The spread of bird flu continues to trouble scientists. His experiments with infected cattle indicated bird flu was primarily spreading through virus-laden milk, not as you'd expect from a typical respiratory virus. STONE: The intervening months have made it painfully clear bird flu has a strong foothold in …

Another recall of California raw milk after second batch tests positive for bird flu virus
Top News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Another recall of California raw milk after second batch tests positive for bird flu virus

LA Times  

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 officials tested store-bought raw milk …

Questions follow massive recall of California raw milk after bird flu testing
Trending News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Questions follow massive recall of California raw milk after bird flu testing

LA Times  

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 a recall of Raw Milk …

Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Experts say bird flu is more widespread than we think: ‘We are in a soup of virus’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists are warning about the continued transmission of dangerous H5N1 bird …

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Three mysterious bird flu cases worry experts that another pandemic is looming

Salon  

This month, two independent cases of bird flu were detected in North American children without any known exposure to infected animals, raising concerns that the H5N1 virus that causes it is inching closer to evolving in a way that allows it to spread between humans. Again, if the H5N1 virus develops the ability to efficiently spread between humans, the world …

Bird flu found in raw milk sold in California
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bird flu found in raw milk sold in California

Salon  

Over the weekend, California state health officials warned the public to avoid drinking raw milk from a Fresno-based dairy farm that was being sold in stores. “Out of an abundance of caution, and due to the ongoing spread of bird flu in dairy cows, poultry and sporadic human cases, consumers should not consume any of the affected raw milk.” Related …

Warnings issued for contaminated raw milk sold in L.A. County stores
Trending News
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Warnings issued for contaminated raw milk sold in L.A. County stores

LA Times  

Public health officials announced Tuesday that raw milk contaminated with the bird flu virus may have been sold at stores in Los Angeles County. In a statement from the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, officials warned residents to avoid consuming Raw Farm LLC milk with a lot code of 20241109 and Best By date of 11/27/2024. Retailers …

Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Despite warnings from bird flu experts, it’s business as usual in California dairy country

LA Times  

It was a late fall morning and hundreds of cows — black and white splattered Holsteins and cappuccino-colored Jerseys — milled about a San Joaquin Valley dairy farm in the largest milk-producing state in the nation. The scene seemed utterly unremarkable — except for the fact that five days earlier, the H5N1 bird flu virus that has ravaged California’s dairy …

Raw milk from a California dairy is recalled after routine testing detected the bird flu virus
4 weeks ago

Raw milk from a California dairy is recalled after routine testing detected the bird flu virus

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno, California, state health officials said. The sample obtained at a store tested positive Nov. 21 during routine screening by Santa Clara County health officers, the state Department of Public Health said Sunday. On Friday, health officials confirmed bird flu …

Bird flu virus found in raw milk on California farm as RFK Jr continues to advocate its use
4 weeks ago

Bird flu virus found in raw milk on California farm as RFK Jr continues to advocate its use

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the incoming administration’s pick to lead …

Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Bird flu virus detected in California raw milk

LA Times  

State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from Fresno-based dairy Raw Farm. The sample was collected by officials with the Santa Clara County public health office, who have been testing raw milk products from retail stores “as a second line of consumer protection.” County officials identified the virus in …

RFK Jr wants to promote raw milk as HHS secretary – experts say it’s dangerous
1 month, 1 week ago

RFK Jr wants to promote raw milk as HHS secretary – experts say it’s dangerous

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Bird flu is spreading rapidly among California dairy cows. Will milk prices rise?
2 months, 1 week ago

Bird flu is spreading rapidly among California dairy cows. Will milk prices rise?

LA Times  

As a rapidly increasing number of California dairy farms suffer outbreaks of H5N1 bird flu, industry experts say it remains unclear just how the disease may affect the nation’s milk supply or pricing. “There is almost no bird flu on dairies outside California, and that means farm milk prices have not risen measurably.” He said that unless many more herds …

Raw milk resurgence: What’s driving Americans to drink it?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Raw milk resurgence: What’s driving Americans to drink it?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected
2 months, 2 weeks ago

As bird flu outbreak expands in California, dairy farms report it’s worse than they expected

CNN  

CNN — A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department. “I have seen little that abates my worry that this virus will eventually cause hospitalizations or deaths,” she added Dozens of California herds affected Since late August, more than 80 herds in California have been affected by bird flu, according to …

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bird flu cases are going undetected, new study suggests. It’s a problem for all of us

Salon  

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported. “Largely, that’s because our surveillance has been so poor.” As bird flu cases go underreported, health officials risk being slow to notice if the virus were to become more contagious. Gray’s team detected signs of prior bird flu infections in …

He reported a possible H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. It took officials weeks to respond
5 months, 1 week ago

He reported a possible H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. It took officials weeks to respond

LA Times  

The virus has — so far — caused only minimal illness among humans, yet has spread rapidly among birds, sea mammals and other species with devastating effect. “I think that once everybody decided it wasn’t going to kill people and pasteurized milk and herds could get over it, then all that was left was to take these stopgap measures — …

Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm
5 months, 1 week ago

Dozens were sickened with salmonella after drinking raw milk from a California farm

Associated Press  

Dozens of salmonella illnesses have been linked to raw milk from a California farm, a far wider outbreak than previously known, according to newly released state records. It is the largest reported salmonella outbreak linked to raw milk in the U.S. in the past decade, according to health officials. Jessie McGee, 35, of San Pedro, California, said she plans to …

Summer heat: how to keep your food safe, stay hydrated and more
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Summer heat: how to keep your food safe, stay hydrated and more

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. CNN — This Independence Day holiday takes place as record-breaking heat waves have spread across many parts of the US and the world, and the temperatures could be deadly. I recommend this US government food safety website to check the internal temperature that different types of meat should be …

How raw milk is the battleground in America's (very) toxic new culture war... with Gwynnie and gun-loving Republicans on the SAME side!
5 months, 3 weeks ago

How raw milk is the battleground in America's (very) toxic new culture war... with Gwynnie and gun-loving Republicans on the SAME side!

Daily Mail  

Eccentric health guru Gwyneth Paltrow pours it in her coffee every day so all its wonderful ­bacteria can get to work cleansing her perfect innards. ‘There are schools of thought that drinking raw milk is better because once you process it and everything, that’s when the dairy becomes harder to tolerate,’ opined Gwynnie vaguely in a recent radio show. ‘Drinking …

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