The level of attention on avian influenza has been raised and cases of dairy cows infected by the virus have raised the alarm. In March 2024, some farmers noticed that their animals were starting to behave unusually and reported it. A few weeks later, on April 30, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed “the … Read more
“No live and infectious virus was detected” as part of new checks carried out on milk and dairy products in the USA, where there is an ongoing epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in cows. The Food and Drug Administration (Fda) announced this, reassuring consumers: «Pasteurization is effective in inactivating Hpai viruses», pathogens of … Read more
Will bird flu be the next pandemic? «It is highly possible» according to Arnaldo Caruso, president of the Italian Society of Virology (Siv-Isv), who in an interview with Adnkronos Salute does not mince words on the fears raised by the epidemic growing among dairy cattle in the USA, due to a highly pathogenic strain of … Read more
A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza has been spreading among American livestock for months, according to preliminary analysis of genomic data. The outbreak likely began when the virus jumped from an infected bird to a cow, probably in late December or early January. Conjunctivitis with hemorrhage in both eyes, without impaired vision, is the … Read more
Gabriel Imperiale April 29, 2024 Avian flu in milk. This is the worrying news that has spread from the United States to Europe and the world. The virologist Roberto Burioni spoke about the virus and its danger, interviewed by Fabio Fazio on Che tempo che fa and his program on Nove. “Should we be worried?” … Read more
Avian flu should not be underestimated at all. This is the opinion, entrusted to Adnkronos, of Matteo Bassetti, director of infectious diseases at the San Martino polyclinic hospital in Genoa, who comments on the news on the virus that has emerged in recent days as follows: “In the USA the problem of detection also in … Read more
Once again a virus scares the whole world. «There is confirmation of the transmission» of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus «between cattle and cattle and from cattle to poultry», according to what emerges «from the viral sequencing». «Cases of asymptomatic dairy cattle are also confirmed», but «with H5N1 infection», although «the extent of … Read more
Fragments of avian influenza virus have been detected in samples of pasteurized milk in the USA, where a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 has been infecting dairy cows in several states for several weeks. This was made known by the Food and Drug Administration (Fda), which together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more