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The institute's founder, Mark McAfee, told the Los Angeles Times this weekend that his customers are, in fact, specifically requesting raw milk from #H5N1-infected #cows. According to McAfee, his customers believe, without evidence, that directly drinking high levels of the #avianinfluenza #virus will give them immunity to the deadly pathogen

#usa #news #birdflu #milk #cdc

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/anti-pasteurization-crowd-reaffirms-love-of-raw-milk-despite-bird-flu-outbreak/

Raw-milk fans plan to drink up as experts warn of high levels of H5N1 virus

Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans.

^{Ars Technica}

Tomorrow(5/14), the CDC plans to launch a public dashboard tracking bird flu viruses. Currently, wastewater monitoring detects influenza A viruses, but not #h5n1 specifically. During the summer, flu virus circulation in humans is low, so high levels could indicate unusual activity. The CDC has developed a test to further specify H5 of subtypes of influenza A…

https://tinyurl.com/mr4bwjnz
#birdflu #press #influenza

CDC wastewater surveillance dashboard to track bird flu hotspots - STAT

Testing wastewater from 600 sites nationally for influenza A virus could provide communities early warning of possible bird flu outbreaks.

^{Helen Branswell (STAT)}

I'm wondering if/when this is going to happen to either dairy workers or raw milk enthusiasts. If so, duck and cover!

Cats suffer "brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk" filled with H5N1

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/concerning-spread-of-bird-flu-from-cows-to-cats-suspected-in-texas/

#h5n1 #hpai #birdflu

Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk

Mammal-to-mammal transmission raises new concerns about the virus's ability to spread.

^{Ars Technica}

@gemelliz
@GottaLaff

⚠️ 🚫 Proof that our milk supply is not safe!!

Scientists warn Canada 'way behind the virus' as bird flu explodes among U.S. dairy cattle

"Without a "robust national surveillance program, there's no way to know if there are infections here or not."

"(The agency ....saying it is "not currently testing raw or pasteurized milk," adding that the virus isn't a food safety concern.) "

Thanks to @ThunderHoneySnow

#News #H5N1 #BirdFlu #Food

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/bird-flu-canada-1.7188779

We’re just not very good at this, are we?

#birdFlu #pandemic

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“As bird flu spreads in cows, fractured U.S. response has echoes of early covid”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04/25/bird-flu-cows-government-response/