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US requires bird flu tests for dairy cows being moved across states

Type A H5N1 virus has infected almost 3 dozen dairy herds in 8 states, with remnants in grocery store milk, spreading between cows and birds, noted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Lactating dairy cows in the U.S. Must test negative before interstate movement under a new federal order, beginning this Monday.
In response to an increase in confirmed cases, U.S. health and agriculture officials are intensifying bird flu testing and tracking in dairy cows to address the outbreak.

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The Guardian

US requires bird flu tests for dairy cows being moved across states

Testing of pasteurised milk from stores found genetic traces of H5N1 virus, but fragments do not indicate it contains live virusDairy cows being moved across states must be tested for the bird flu, under a federal order issued on Wednesday aimed at containing the spread of the virus across US cattle farms.The clampdown comes after testing of pasteurised milk from grocery store shelves found genetic traces of the H5N1 virus. Health officials said…

9 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means

U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak. Officials say

9 days ago·United States

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abc News

More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means

U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak

9 days ago·United States

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KIFI

US government will require more testing, tracking of bird flu in dairy cows

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows. The USDA had previously required reporting of H5N1 influenza in poultry and wild birds, but producers were not required to let the government know if cows tested positive – a factor the USDA admitted had hampered its ability to in…

9 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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KVIA

More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means

By JONEL ALECCIA and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak. Officials say the risk to humans remains low. Scientists fear that the virus that’s been detected in cattle in several states could change to spread more easily among people. Experts say genetic details show that the virus may have be…

9 days ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

Bird flu tests ordered for dairy cattle that cross state lines

The order from USDA comes as particles of bird flu were detected in a few pasteurized milk samples, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday. The spread of the bird flu among cattle has prompted the FDA to increase testing.

8 days ago·Washington, United States

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