Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?
Time:2024-05-20 04:59:28 Source:opinionsViews(143)
A bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation’s largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens.
Health officials stress that the risk to the public is low and that the U.S. food supply remains safe and stable.
“At this time, there continues to be no concern that this circumstance poses a risk to consumer health, or that it affects the safety of the interstate commercial milk supply,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.
Here’s what you need to know about bird flu and food:
WHICH STATES HAVE FOUND BIRD FLU IN DAIRY COWS?
As of Friday, the strain of bird flu that has killed millions of wild birds in recent years has been found in at least 26 dairy herds in eight U.S. states: Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and South Dakota.
The virus, known as Type A H5N1, has been detected in a range of mammals over the last few years, but this is the first time it has been found in cattle, according to federal health and animal agencies. Genetic analysis of the virus does not show that it has changed to spread more easily in people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Previous:4 dead, 97 injured in 7.3
Next:Iran launches large
You may also like
- Teixeira brace sees Shanghai go top in CSL
- New Jersey officials drop appeal of judge's order to redraw Democratic primary ballot
- Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: 'Should have their head examined'
- Why more state abortion bans present opportunities for Democrats
- Xizang commemorates 65th anniversary of democratic reform that ended feudal serfdom
- Speaker Johnson to meet with Trump, offers Marjorie Taylor Greene advisory role as own job teeters
- Rudy Gobert's big night lifts Timberwolves past Hawks and into a first
- Marcus Sasser leads Pistons past Mavericks 107
- Snow, ice tourism heats up during New Year holiday