Dairy cattle articles
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There's Bird Flu in Us Dairy Cows. Raw Milk Drinkers Aren't Deterred
Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S.
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A visual guide on avian bird flu outbreak and how it's affecting dairy cows
Researchers are concerned that the more the bird flu virus – also known as avian influenza H5N1 – spreads among animals, the higher the risk...
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Dairy worker with bird flu never developed respiratory symptoms, only pinkeye
The Texas dairy worker who caught bird flu from a sick cow in late March had none of the symptoms typically associated with influenza, including fever, coughing or sneezing. The only indication that he had been infected was a striking case of pinkeye. Details of the man’s case — the only documented instance of bird flu spreading from a cow to a human — were published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, from health officials in Texas and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...