Die Vogelgrippe hat Molkereien so hart getroffen, dass sie sie „Covid für Kühe“ nennen

In 4 months, cows in 645 California dairies have tested positive for H5N1, even as many ranchers have taken strict precautions to stop the virus from spreading.

The virus is spreading so quickly that dairy farmers are calling it “Covid for cows,” & scientists are racing to figure out how to stop the contagion.

“We’re trying to do everything we possibly can, and this has just been the worst crisis we’ve ever dealt with in the dairy industry in California,”

Avian flu primarily affects birds, but it can also infect mammals, including humans. There have been 61 human cases reported in the United States so far this year, and most of the individuals have had mild symptoms, including pink eye, fever and muscle ache.

Officials reported Wednesday that the nation’s first severe human case of infection had been identified in Louisiana and hospitalized with H5N1. There has been no evidence that the virus can spread easily between humans, though disease experts warn that viruses can evolve as more infections occur.

Consuming eggs and pasteurized milk won’t make people sick, according to the Food and Drug Administration. (Raw milk from infected cows, however, has been deemed unsafe, and California recently recalled raw milk products after the virus was detected in samples.)

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