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Does bird flu impact food safety?

"Does that mean milk is safe to drink and won't transmit bird flu? Yes and no"

Salon

With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?

Recent outbreaks of bird flu – in US dairy herds, poultry farms in Australia and elsewhere, and isolated cases in humans – have raised the issue of food safety.

The Conversation

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

A third Victorian chicken farm will cull tens of thousands of hens after a deadly strain of avian flu was found, sparking a warning about egg supplies.

AAP

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Latest human H5N1 bird flu case in US is 1st to cause respiratory symptoms

This infection, tied to an ongoing outbreak in cows, is the first in the U.S. to cause respiratory symptoms, but not the first H5N1 case in the world to do so.

LiveScience

Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says

Farm worker who had contact with sick cows tests positive for H5N1, making it the second case detected in Michigan

The Guardian - US

As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

Officials are incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to limit spread

The Guardian - US

New COVID wave, as hospitalisations spike amid triple virus threat

Concern about three viruses 'all hitting at once during winter'.

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Bird flu cull leads to 450,000 fewer eggs per day

It could take years for farms impacted by an avian influenza outbreak to recover after the deaths of half a million chickens.

AAP

Australia reports new bird flu case day after first human infection

The human case found in Australia is of the same H5N1 strain that has spread rapidly around the world

The Independent UK

Bird flu detected at second Victorian farm as separate outbreak found in Western Australia

Discovery at Terang follows detection of H7N3 avian influenza at Meredith egg farm, where mass chicken cull is taking place

The Guardian - AU

Bird flu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know

The first human case of avian influenza (bird flu) in Australia was reported yesterday in Victoria. A child acquired the H5N1 strain of the virus in India and became ill upon returning home to Australia in March this year.

The Conversation

Bird flu at second farm as farmers on high alert

Farmers are remaining on high alert after bird flu was detected at a second Victorian farm linked to another property where mass culling is under way.

AAP

First human H5N1 case reported in Australia as another highly pathogenic strain of bird flu detected on Victorian farm

Authorities say strain of avian influenza detected at Meredith farm is H7N3, which has been detected in Australia before

The Guardian - AU

Chickens, ducks, seals and cows: a dangerous bird flu strain is knocking on Australia’s door

A dangerous strain of avian influenza (bird flu) is now wreaking havoc on every continent except Australia and the rest of Oceania. While we remain free from this strain for now, it’s only a matter of time before it arrives.

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Flu vaccines are no longer free for all under-12s in NZ – children living in poverty and at higher risk will bear the brunt

New Zealand’s decision to no longer offer free influenza vaccines for all children under 12 will likely wipe out recent gains in uptake. And it will disproportionately affect those living in deprived areas and with a high risk of disease.

AAP

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Lifeblood Red Cross is calling on new donors to step up, as sickness plagues Victoria.

The Hindu

Can humans get H5N1 infection by consuming raw milk?

CDC warns against consuming raw milk due to potential H5N1 transmission, despite no reported human infections from raw milk intake.

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FDA Detects H5N1 Avian Flu In Milk Samples

FDA detects H5N1 avian influenza in milk but assures safety. USDA confirms virus in dairy cows. Efforts ongoing to track and contain the outbreak. CDC moni...

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