Avian flu virus in cattle highlights urgent need for ramped up efforts to prevent spillover of viruses from animals to people
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"Surveillance of [highly pathogenic avian influenza] HPAI viruses in domestic production animals, including cattle, is needed to elucidate influenza virus evolution and ecology and prevent cross-species transmission."
"The recurring nature of global ... H5N1 virus outbreaks and detection of spillover events in a broad host range is concerning and suggests increasing virus adaptation in mammals," the researchers wrote.
USDA scientists weigh avian flu vaccine for cows; virus may be spreading from cattle to poultry.
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USDA scientists weigh avian flu vaccine for cows; virus may be spreading from cattle to poultry www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
USDA scientists weigh avian flu vaccine for cows; virus may be spreading from cattle to poultry www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
USDA faulted for disclosing scant information about outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in cattle www.statnews.com/2024/04/18/h... via @statnews #H5N1Cattle
USDA faulted for disclosing scant information about outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in cattle
With 28 herds in eight states infected with H5N1 bird flu, scientists are calling on the U.S. to release more data to help them assess the risk.
www.statnews.comH5N1 avian flu infects Colorado dairy cows as global experts weigh in on virus changes www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe... #H5N1Cattle
USDA scientists weigh avian flu vaccine for cows; virus may be spreading from cattle to poultry www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
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Avian flu has spread to dairy cattle in Texas.
Livestock at multiple dairy farms across the U.S. have tested positive for bird flu. It's the first time the disease has been found in dairy cattle.
For the first time, U.S. dairy cows have tested positive for bird flu
Livestock in Texas, Kansas and Michigan are confirmed to have the virus, and herds in New Mexico and Idaho have also tested positive. The threat to the public is low, federal officials say.
www.npr.orgResearchers who sequenced viruses from wastewater samples from 10 Texas cities found H5N1 avian flu virus in 9 of them, sometimes at levels that rivaled seasonal flu.
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‘Most’ Cases of Avian Influenza in USA Cattle Likely Undetected healthpolicy-watch.news/most-cases-o... #H5N1Cattle
‘Most’ Cases Of Avian Influenza In USA Cattle Likely Undetected - Health Policy Watch
He noted that pig infections, for example, constitute a “mixing vessel animal species” because they can become co-infected with both animal and human forms of
healthpolicy-watch.newsHowever, the human samples had one change—PB2 E67K—that has a known link to virus adaptation to mammalian hosts, seen before in people and animals infected with H5N1, as well as other avian flu viruses.
Scientists saw minor differences between the human specimens and the cattle samples and that the viruses had avian characteristics.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus Infection in Domestic Dairy Cattle and Cats, United States, 2024 wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #H5N1Cattle #H5N1Cats
Cohen: First time we've seen avian flu, or "bird flu," in cattle. Cows are mammals, so this is a new reservoir or a group of animals we see this virus in. Means more opportunity for virus to mutate & change. And that's what we want to make sure we are continuing to stay ahead of.
What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu
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What the CDC is doing to monitor and protect against bird flu
CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen tells NPR that while the risk of bird flu spreading to humans is low, the U.S. government is taking precautions to avoid spread of the virus.
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"Researchers who sequenced viruses from wastewater samples from 10 Texas cities found H5N1 avian flu virus in 9 of them, sometimes at levels that rivaled seasonal flu."
cities not named
Wastewater testing finds H5N1 avian flu in 9 Texas cities
For the sake of clarity
the American Association
of Bovine Practitioners
has renamed H5N1 in cattle:
Bovine Influenza A Virus,
so you no longer need
to worry about bird flu in cattle
now you just need to worry about
avian influenza and bovine influenza
and, of course, Covid too.
Canada to test milk for H5N1 avian flu after harmless traces found in U.S. cattle
Canada to test milk for H5N1 avian flu after harmless traces found in U.S. cattle
H5N1 has not yet been found in cows in Canada, but some doctors and scientists worry cases may have been missed because officials have been waiting for farmers and field veterinarians to report symptoms in cattle, rather than actively hunting for the virus
www.theglobeandmail.comBird flu detected in Colorado dairy cattle − a vet explains the risks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus theconversation.com/bird-flu-det... via @ConversationUS
Bird flu detected in Colorado dairy cattle − a vet explains the risks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
A veterinarian and epidemiologist who studies infectious diseases in dairy cows discusses the outbreak, how cows recover and what the government is doing to keep the milk supply safe.
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To combat cow flu outbreak, scientists plan to infect cattle with influenza in high-security labs: Novel effort comes as study finds key receptor for avian flu virus in udders | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
To combat cow flu outbreak, scientists plan to infect cattle with influenza in high-security labs
Novel effort comes as study finds key receptor for avian flu virus in udders
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08 May 2024
Bird flu in US cows: where will it end?
Scientists worry that the H5N1 strain of avian influenza will become endemic in cattle, which would aid its spread in people.
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Bird flu in US cows: where will it end?
Scientists worry that the H5N1 strain of avian influenza will become endemic in cattle, which would aid its spread in people. Scientists worry that the H5N1 strain of avian influenza will become endem...
www.nature.comUSDA genome study sheds light on H5N1 avian flu spillover to cows, but data gaps remain www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
The avian flu virus infecting dairy cattle herds, poultry, and many wild birds in the United States is an emerging situation with unanswered questions.
Read more from Dr. Malia Jones here:
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CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries
CFIA monitoring for avian flu in Canadian dairy cattle after U.S. discoveries
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is encouraging veterinarians to keep an eye out for signs of avian influenza in dairy cattle following recent discoveries of cases of the disease in U.S. cow herds.
www.ctvnews.caWhat the H5N1 avian flu found in U.S. cattle means for Canadians
What the H5N1 avian flu found in U.S. cattle means for Canadians
Positive tests from cows’ milk in March thrust bird flu back into the public consciousness. With no cases confirmed here, experts in Canada warn it could be going under the radar
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