The ongoing bird flu outbreak in the United States

Published 2024년 7월 23일

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The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows in the United States, raising concerns about its potential transmission to humans. Since 2022, the virus has infected numerous dairy herds, poultry, wild birds, and a few humans. The US government has responded with vaccine development funding and testing requirements for dairy cattle. Despite finding virus particles in some pasteurized milk samples, the FDA assures the commercial milk supply is safe. Concurrently, leading flu vaccine manufacturers claim they can produce bird flu vaccines for humans within months if needed. Key events include outbreaks in multiple states, the first human case in Colorado, and significant culling of birds.

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The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows in the United States, raising concerns about its spread to humans. Since 2022, bird flu in the US has infected 168 dairy herds, 7 people who were exposed to poultry, 4 people who were in close contact with infected cattle, more than 100 million chickens and over 9,500 wild birds. The following is a timeline of the current outbreak in the country: July 19 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed two additional cases of bird flu in Colorado poultry farm workers in addition to four previously confirmed human cases in the state this year. The health agency also said preliminary results from blood samples collected from 35 people who work in dairy farms in Michigan with infected herds did not show neutralizing antibodies specific to the H5N1 virus, an indication that the disease was not present in a wider group. July 15 Oklahoma became the 13th US state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the US Department of ...

Source: Thepoultrysite