Scientists found that frequently used flu antivirals do not work well against the H5N1 avian influenza virus in cows' milk. The current antivirals are not effective against severe infection caused ...
Soon after the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 in dairy cattle, scientists learned that milk was a primary vector in spreading the disease from cow to cow.
In a new study, results suggest that in a preclinical model, two FDA-approved flu antivirals did not successfully treat ...
She says the H5N1 is deadly to chickens and poultry, it can easily be contracted by humans and dairy cows. “We want them to really focus on what we call biosecurity, which is using good ...
The costly financial and milk production consequences of H5N1 infections in US dairy have been laid bare in new research ...
As the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues, scientists are working to better understand the virus's threat to human health. The virus has been found in dairy cows' milk and has infected farm ...
Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most ...
At the start of the month, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture starting testing raw cow’s milk at more than 1,600 dairy farms statewide. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health, now confirming the ...
A Stearns County dairy farm is under quarantine for bird flu after milk testing found H5N1 last week, state officials announced. It’s the first reported dairy cow infection in Minnesota since ...