Bird flu found in cows for the first time anywhere in the world | PQ58875 | 2024-03-30 11:08:01
Bird flu found in cows for the first time anywhere in the world | PQ58875 | 2024-03-30 11:08:01
Dairy cattle have fallen unwell with fowl flu for the primary time, but health officers say the danger to individuals from the virus remains low.
Cows in three US states – Texas, Kansas and New Mexico – have all examined constructive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has killed tens of millions of birds worldwide.
None of the cows which have contracted the illness have died.
The US Division of Agriculture (USDA) have burdened that the country's business milk supply is protected.
'At this stage, there isn't any concern concerning the safety of the business milk supply or that this circumstance poses a danger to shopper health,' the USDA stated in a press release.
In all three states the virus seems to be affecting older dairy cows, causing a drop in milk manufacturing and loss of urge for food.
Dairy farmers in Texas first turned concerned about their cows round three weeks in the past when cattle turned ailing with a 'thriller dairy cow disease'.
Texas Department of Agriculture commissioner Sid Miller stated: 'We hadn't seen anything prefer it before.
'It was sort of like that they had a chilly.'
Meals animal veterinarian Micheal Payne and biosecurity professional stated that the virus seems to be infecting round 10% of lactating dairy cows in the herds.
The cows appeared to get well on their very own within seven to 10 days, however the USDA confirmed that only milk from healthy animals is allowed to enter the meals supply, and milk from sick animals is destroyed or diverted.
The method of pasteurisation also kills viruses and different bacteria.
Texas's health commission has begun an investigation into the outbreak. US officers assume the cows contracted the virus from contaminated wild birds.
In poultry farming, contaminated birds have to be culled to stop the spread of the virus. This has led to the loss of virtually 80 million birds in US business flocks since 2022.
Fowl flu has also been discovered in a goat in Minnesota, which is the first case of its sort ever noticed in the US.
The kid was dwelling on a farm with a poultry flock that additionally tested constructive for hen flu.
Nevertheless, mammals that often fall sick with chook flu corresponding to foxes or seals usually tend to contract the virus from consuming infected birds.
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