USDA says it will start testing milk for bird flu virus nationwide - Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it will sample the nation's milk supply to test for the H5N1 bird flu virus.| Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it will sample the nation's milk supply to test for the H5N1 bird flu virus.| Los Angeles Times
A CDC study has found H5N1 bird flu antibodies in veterinarians who had no symptoms and no knowledge they had been working with infected livestock.| Los Angeles Times
A version of the H5N1 virus that has killed one person and severely sickened another has been detected in milk samples collected from Nevada dairy herds.| Los Angeles Times
New research and discussions with dairy farmers in the Central Valley suggests H5N1 bird flu is more widespread among people than the reported numbers indicate.| Los Angeles Times
As officials attempt to determine the extent of bird flu outbreaks among dairy herds, some experts are urging that wastewater surveillance begin immediately.| Los Angeles Times
Although California dairy farmers anticipated a bird flu mortality rate of less than 2%, some say between 10% and 15% of infected cattle are dying.| Los Angeles Times
As bird flu test results come back from agencies, the state's agriculture department instructs raw milk producer Raw Farm to withhold distribution of products.| Los Angeles Times
California's Proposition 12, an animal welfare law, is being targeted by the Trump administration in a bid to reduce egg prices.| Los Angeles Times
Poultry producers, disease experts and government officials are now questioning the practice of widespread culling in response to H5N1 bird flu outbreaks.| Los Angeles Times
A dairy worker in Nevada has reportedly been infected by the killer variant of H5N1 bird flu; analysis shows changes in new strain that makes it more lethal in mammals.| Los Angeles Times
A new strain of bird flu — H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.| Los Angeles Times
A new H5N1 bird flu mutation has appeared in a cluster of infected dairy cows. It's a genetic change that scientists say could not only make the virus more lethal, but increase its spread between mammals and possibly humans.| Los Angeles Times
As the avian flu continues to threaten poultry farms and wildlife, are factory farms a sitting duck?| Los Angeles Times
