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By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency’s efforts to tackle ongoing infections in humans. The advisory is intended to prevent…

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -The U.S. will rebuild a stockpile of bird flu vaccines for poultry that match the strain of the virus circulating in commercial flocks and wild birds, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, in a sign of the widespread and devastating nature of…

A bird flu outbreak has ravaged the world’s birds since 2020 and infected cattle earlier this year.California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the virus this week.Health officials also confirmed the first “severe” case of and hospitalization for the H5N1 virus.The burgeoning global bird flu outbreak continued…

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds. Bird flu has infected more than…

By Leah Douglas and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – California has paused distribution of raw milk products from the company Raw Farm after retail testing of two samples of its products detected bird flu, state officials said on Tuesday. Bird flu has spread among U.S. dairy cattle since March, and has…

Two batches of raw milk from a trendy California brand have tested positive for bird flu this week.Bird flu has been spreading rapidly among cattle in the US.Experts say drinking raw milk is dangerous, and can cause food poisoning.Another batch of raw milk just tested positive for bird flu in…

By Deena Beasley and Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. The change to the agency’s testing recommendation…