by Jack Montgomery, The National Pulse:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mandated testing of the nation’s milk supply due to growing concerns over bird flu, first identified in a Texas cow in March. The virus has since affected over 710 dairy herds across 15 states, with California experiencing the most cases. There have been 58 human infections, including a child from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Under the new federal order, regulators can collect samples for testing from dairy farms and during milk transportation or processing. Private laboratories must report any positive findings. Initially, this testing program will be implemented in California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. The USDA indicated that the order aims to “identify where the disease is present, monitor trends, and help states identify potentially affected herds.”
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack claims that the testing initiative is designed to boost confidence among farmers and farmworkers in the safety of their livestock and enhance the efforts to control and stop the virus’s spread nationwide. Evidence suggests that the virus propagates through dairy operations, potentially spreading via milk with high viral concentrations, rodents, other animals, or contaminated clothing and equipment.
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California health officials recently detected bird flu in raw milk and cream products from Raw Farm in Fresno, prompting a recall and quarantine of the farm’s products. Although the exact risks of consumption are uncertain, scientists warn that infected milk could pose an infection threat. Federal health officials claim that pasteurized milk remains safe for consumption. However, The National Pulse has previously reported on bird flu being detected in pasteurized milk, too.
Former U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield warned of the risk of bird flu jumping to humans as a result of gain of function research in June. The first American to be infected with bird flu despite no close contact with animals was reported in September.
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