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USDA issues order for raw milk samples nationwide to be tested for bird flu

USDA has ordered raw milk samples nationwide to be tested for bird flu.
The action by USDA highlights concerns about the potential spread of bird flu.
Testing raw milk is a precautionary measure due to risks to birds and livestock.
Farmers are urged to monitor their livestock closely for symptoms.

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oklahomavoice.com

USDA launches national testing of milk from dairy farms to track bird flu outbreak • Oklahoma Voice

Holstein milking cows at an Idaho dairy on July 20, 2012. (Photo by Kirsten Strough/USDA)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Public health officials have tracked the spread of bird flu or H5N1 in domestic poultry flocks for years before the v…

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ThePatriotLight - United States Department of Agriculture Demands Nationwide Tests of Milk Supplies for Bird Flu › American Greatness

ThePatriotLight - On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered that the nation’s milk supply undergo tests for H5N1, also known as “bird flu.” According to the Washington Examiner, the decision follows an outbreak of the disease among dairy cattle back in March. Six states will begin conducting such tests on December 16th: California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. There have already been repo…

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STAT

Mandatory milk testing and a beacon in the rare

Today's health news includes the USDA's mandatory milk testing for H5N1 and a new treatment approach for the most common childhood cancer.

3 months ago·Boston, United States

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American Greatness

United States Department of Agriculture Demands Nationwide Tests of Milk Supplies for Bird Flu › American Greatness

On Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered that the nation’s milk supply undergo tests for H5N1, also known as “bird flu.” According […] Source

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agriculturedive.com

US to test national milk supply amid bird flu concerns

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West Hawaii Today

USDA says it will start testing milk for H5N1 bird flu virus nationwide - West Hawaii Today

LOS ANGELES — Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle — which has subsequently led to the infection of more than 700 herds nationwide and sickened at least 32 dairy workers — the nation’s agriculture department announced Friday that it will sample the nation’s milk supply to test for the virus.

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