They discover a new outbreak of bird flu on a dairy farm in the United States.

bird flu outbreaks They are becoming common in the United States. The last area in the country to warn of new infections in dairy cows was Colorado. This new warning now affects 34 states. Among them are South Dakota, Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, and New Mexico.

Following notification of the outbreaks, the US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) issued a statement explaining that following analyze cow’s milk from different territories, did not detect a single live infectious virus. These results support our assessment that “the commercial milk supply is safe,” he said, and are intended to ease consumer concerns.

In addition, the US body tested several samples of retail powdered infant formula, as well as powdered milk products sold as infant formula. As reported, all results formula tests were negativeindicating that no viral fragments or viruses were detected in the powdered products.

On the other hand, several researchers said that another 150 types of milk sold in some of the affected states were also assessed. PCR tests revealed 58 tested positive.

Despite the positive tests, the FDA clarified that in the United States, only milk from healthy animals is allowed to be sold in interstate commerce for human consumption. In addition, to bring to market pasteurization is required. In fact, they reported, “pasteurization has been shown to inactivate bacteria and viruses such as influenza.”

Infected man

In early April, the World Health Organization confirmed a case of bird flu in a man who had contact with his dairy cattle in Texas infected with the virus. Although the young man recovered, he developed redness in his eyes.

Human infection with avian influenza A viruses, including A(H5N1) viruses, is rare. However, they occur sporadically. What is striking about this case, as published in the report, is that this appears to be the first human A(H5N1) infection acquired through exposure to infected mammal.