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Every infectious disease expert advised against letting you or your pet consume raw milk, because bird flu virus has been detected in it. But feel free to keep drinking pasteurized milk. By heating milk to a specific temperature over time, pasteurized milk kills potential viruses like H5N1 and continues to be safe to drink.
Some of NYC’s 500,000 stray cats could already be infected with bird flu — and a possible threat to humans: activists
It’s just a matter of time,” said Regina Massaro, the founder of Spay Neuter Intervention Project NYC, to The Post.
H5N1 bird flu found in milk produced by dairy cattle: AZDA
Arizona agricultural officials say they now have the first detection of H5N1 avian influenza in milk produced by a dairy herd within the state.
Michigan dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got sick
Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers exposed to bird flu died after being infected with the virus. But it's not clear how the animals got sick or whether they spread the virus to people.
Positive case of the Bird Flu found in cat in Clovis
The symptoms of the Bird Flu in cats include loss of appetite, lethargy, and fever, followed by neurologic signs (incoordination, circling, tremors, seizures, or blindness), severe depression, heavy discharge from the nose and eyes, and other respiratory signs such as rapid or difficulty breathing, sneezing or coughing.
People can give their cats bird flu, CDC study suggests
The study provides growing evidence of the threat it poses even when cats have no direct exposure to sick dairy cows or poultry.
Dairy workers may have given bird flu virus to their pet cats, with deadly results
A CDC report on bird flu shows potential transmission of bird flu between exposed dairy workers and indoor pet cats. The report also provides a window into the lack of reporting and cooperation at dairy farms and by dairy workers.
2 'exclusively indoor' cats in Michigan caught bird flu, potentially from their owners
A new report details the bird flu cases of two pet cats in Michigan whose owners work in the dairy industry. Earlier in the month, a data table from the report may have appeared on the CDC website before being taken down.
Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats, C.D.C. Study Suggests
But the study, whose publication was delayed by a pause in public communications by the agency, leaves key questions unanswered.
Indoor Cats Infected With Bird Flu From Dairy Farm Exposure: What We Know
Two cats in Michigan were diagnosed with the bird flu, raising concerns about the virus spreading from livestock to household pets.
H5N1 bird flu found in four Southern California rats
As the H5N1 bird flu virus continues to spread among animals, the discovery of infected rats in Riverside County provides ...
A Second Type of H5N1 Bird Flu Jumped From Cows to Humans
H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of ...
Alberta mulls roll out of H5N1 avian flu vaccine while Ottawa stockpiles doses for provinces
Alberta is reviewing new guidance on H5N1 avian influenza vaccines, and who might get them, as shipments are readied to fan ...
Bird flu responsible for Canada geese death in Allentown: Officials
The risk of bird flu to the public remains low, and no poultry were sold at the Union County market that may have been infected, officials said.
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India records reemergence of avian flu virus in 4 states
Elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region, poultry have tested positive for the virus in Australia, Nepal and Turkey.
A dead goose that tested positive for bird flu is Burlington County’s first case
The department stressed that the respiratory disease is still primarily an animal health issue and that the risk to humans is low.
City of Clovis announces positive case of H5N1 found in cat
H5N1 was detected in the U.S. in March 2024 in dairy cattle, but there were also feline cases linked to poultry or wild bird exposure. Cats are particularly susceptible to severe illness if they ...
Bird flu vaccine concerns rise as cases climb in the US
As bird flu cases continue to rise across the United States, questions are emerging about the effectiveness of the current ...