Bird flu outbreak kills at least 18 animals at Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County: officials Wildlife authorities confirmed Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County. That brings the total number of conf...

Seeing the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo is an amazing experience--but now a scary one, as more animals die from avian influenza. Some concern about a spread to Point Reyes and other Bay Area wildlife areas.

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In 2024, when #H5N1 #birdful was rampaging through dairy farms in the major producing states, Wisconsin never reported a case. The 2nd largest dairy producer seemed to have extraordinary luck.
Luck's over. #USDA reports milk testing has turned up a positive in WI. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...

New #H5N1 #birdful detections in dairy herds are few & far between these days. But the virus is still around. #USDA reported a new infection in California today, CA's 768th & the nation's 1,075th since the outbreak in cows was first recognized in March 2024. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

H5N1 avian flu infects a fifth patient in Cambodia The patient's neighbor had chickens, but no illnesses or deaths were reported in the flock.

"Cambodia’s health ministry has reported the country’s fifth human H5N1 avian flu case of the year. The patient is a 65-year-old woman who had no known contact with poultry."

www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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#birdful
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#USDA confirmed another #H5N1 #birdful infected dairy herd in Idaho, bringing ID's herd total to 87. It also confirmed infection in another mammal species, but the exact species isn't listed on its website. Seems like it's not cows, alpacas or swine.
Anyone know? www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...

AGCanadaTV: February 28/25
#agribusiness #canada #mexico #cusma #birdful #dairy
Producer displeasure with lower interest-free part of the Advance Payments Program; Mexico's ambassador calls for cooperation & bird flu in dairy cattle grows better in mammary tissue?
www.agcanada.com/video/agcana...

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Bird flu found in California rats as USDA scrambles to rehire scientists fired by Musk's DOGE.

#birdful #H5N1 #Trump #Musk

#FDA writes to states/tribes/territories warning them of the dangers of allowing raw milk sales in the context of the ongoing #H5N1 #birdful outbreak in dairy cows. It goes so far as to urge states to stop sales of raw milk if the local risk appears high. www.fda.gov/food/alerts-...

H5N1 doesn't have to be a repeat of Covid-19's 'public health versus the economy' Controlling an infectious disease isn't just a question of having diagnostic tests, treatments, and vaccines. It's also about creating systems that allow people and industry to do the right thing for ...

"No one wants the U.S. dairy industry to become a Wuhan wet market for the next global pandemic." — Celine Gounder dives deep into the financial incentives being offered to dairy farmers to help stop spread of #H5N1 #birdful — & why it's likely not enough. www.statnews.com/2024/05/17/h...