A bird flu problem is spreading among US cows

게시됨 2024년 5월 6일

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The United States is currently facing a bird flu epidemic, with the H5N1 virus detected in dairy cows across nine states, raising public health concerns regarding the safety of the nation's meat and milk supply. In response, the U.S. government is conducting surveillance by testing ground beef samples from retail outlets in the affected areas, while reassuring consumers about the safety of the food supply, highlighting the effectiveness of pasteurization in neutralizing the virus in milk. However, the outbreak has already had international consequences, with Colombia imposing restrictions on beef imports from the impacted U.S. states starting April 15. This development underscores the potential for significant impacts on foreign trade and raises questions about the possibility of underreporting the true scale of the outbreak.

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Every week, new news about the bird flu epidemic in cows in the USA, which attacks dairy cows, is increasing. In recent days, Colombia has already stopped importing beef from the USA, and inspectors are appearing in the infected states. The U.S. government said Monday it is collecting ground beef samples from retail stores in states with bird flu outbreaks in dairy cows, but remains confident the meat supply is safe. Federal officials are scrambling to monitor the safety of milk and meat after the H5N1 virus was confirmed in 34 dairy cattle in nine states and one person in Texas since late March. Both the US and the UN say the overall public health risk is low, but higher for those exposed to infected animals. Scientists believe outbreaks are more widespread in cows than officially reported, based on H5N1 particles found in about 20% of milk samples. The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that pasteurization killed the bird flu virus ...

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