Glacier FarmMedia – Missouri’s department of health and senior services says a person hospitalized with bird flu was the first human case detected in the United States without known animal exposure. The person, who also had underlying medical conditions, was sent to hospital on Aug. 22 and later tested positive with the H5 avian influenza […] Read more
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Disease fight requires multiple fronts
The more you learn about viral and bacterial threats to livestock, the more you wonder how we can effectively protect the sector. Maybe we need to view big disease events as waves rather than singular events — and if we know the next wave is coming, how prepared are we? I asked several people who […] Read more
Beef producers have risk management options
Weather, feed availability and trade barriers affect markets, making it important to understand what tools are available
Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle prices remain strong in Canada and look to stay that way in 2024. However, the market can change quickly, as producers saw in March when avian influenza was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle. Introduction of risk in a red-hot market affected prices and price insurance. That may have cattle producers […] Read more
Avian metapneumovirus found in Manitoba turkeys
The poultry virus does not pose a health risk for either food or humans but tends to affect turkeys particularly hard
Glacier FarmMedia – The first cases of avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) were detected in Manitoba last month. In a June 3 update, the office of the provincial chief veterinary officer confirmed infections in two turkey flocks and one broiler breeder flock in Manitoba. The flocks had been experiencing clinical signs such as upper respiratory infections, increased […] Read more
Many U.S. dairy workers yet to receive protective gear
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers. The revelation worries health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential. Related story: Bird flu infects third US […] Read more
Canada expands avian flu monitoring
Federal government announces new precautions to keep virus out of the country’s dairy herd
Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government and stakeholders are taking new precautions to help prevent the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Canadian dairy cattle. The government recently announced its intention to expand its avian flu surveillance by: The announcement comes after HPAI fragments were found in U.S. milk April 23. According to the […] Read more
‘We’ve never seen anything like this before’
Glacier FarmMedia – Veterinarians and food safety officials have been scrambling for about a month to understand the origin and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in U.S. dairy herds across several states. Many potential vectors have been considered, from migratory birds, direct cow-to-cow transmission and milking equipment. A University of Guelph veterinary professor has […] Read more
Milk supply safe from avian flu: FDA
REUTERS — About one in five samples of commercial milk in the U.S. tested positive for traces of bird flu in a national survey, with a greater proportion coming from areas with infected herds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said there is no evidence that the milk poses a danger or that a live […] Read more
U.S. enacts new bird flu rules
New movement requirements set to come into effect April 29.
Dairy producers in the U.S. face will face new requirements to move animals across state lines starting next week. The new rules, coming into effect April 29, were announced along with new reporting requirements as the country tries to curb spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) between dairies. The federal ag department’s Animal and […] Read more
Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate
REUTERS — The U.S. Center for Disease Control issued a health alert April 5 warning clinicians, state health departments and the public about a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus. The farm worker from Texas was reported to be infected on […] Read more
