Hen flu virus present in uncooked milk from Fresno dairy farm
State well being officers are warning the general public after the chicken flu virus was detected in a batch of uncooked milk from a Central California dairy farm.
The pattern, present in a batch of cream high, entire uncooked milk, was produced and packaged from Uncooked Farm in Fresno County, the California Division of Public Well being reported Sunday. The corporate, on the state’s request, has initiated a voluntary recall of the product.
The county contacted shops on Friday to alert them to tug the uncooked milk from sale. The take a look at outcomes had been confirmed on Saturday by the California Animal Well being and Meals Security Laboratory System at UC Davis.
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What batch of milk has the chicken flu virus?
The affected batch has loads code of 20241109 and a “Greatest By” date of Nov. 27, 2024.
Clients ought to instantly return any remaining product to the retail level of buy.
Up to now no sicknesses have been reported in connection to the contaminated milk.
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Recall comes days after California youngster assessments optimistic for chicken flu virus
The Santa Clara County Public Well being laboratory has been testing uncooked dairy merchandise as a “second line of client safety,” in accordance with the CDPH.
Following the primary detections of chicken flu within the state’s dairy cows in August, officers reported testing of uncooked milk from farms was carried out weekly by the California Division of Meals and Agriculture.
The announcement comes simply days after the state Division of Well being reported a baby in Alameda County within the East Bay examined optimistic for the chicken flu virus regardless of not having any recognized contact with a contaminated animal.
It is thought-about a “doable” case till the optimistic take a look at is confirmed by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention, state officers mentioned in a Nov. 19 information launch.
What’s chicken flu?
Hen flu is a illness attributable to a household of flu viruses primarily transmitted amongst birds.
Avian influenza viruses, in accordance with the CDC and USDA, are categorized into two teams: low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) (usually seen in wild birds) and HPAI, discovered principally in home poultry. In keeping with the CDC, LPAI viruses trigger delicate or no illness, and HPAI trigger extreme illness and excessive mortality charges in contaminated birds.
Hen flu value the federal government at the least $660 million by February 2023, the Related Press reported on the time, and has raised the value of eggs and poultry. Tens of thousands and thousands of birds have been slaughtered to restrict the unfold of the virus.
What are signs of chicken flu?
Signs of chicken flu embrace, in accordance with the CDC:
- eye redness (conjunctivitis)
- delicate flu-like higher respiratory signs
- pneumonia requiring hospitalization
- fever (temperature of 100 levels Fahrenheit or higher) or feeling signs of a fever
- cough
- sore throat
- runny or stuff nostril
- muscle or physique aches
- complications
- fatigue
- shortness of breath or problem respiratory
Is it OK to drink uncooked milk?
Federal well being officers advise individuals mustn’t drink uncooked milk.
This previous spring, throughout an replace on the outbreak of chicken flu within the U.S., federal well being businesses revealed current testing on business dairy merchandise detected remnants of the virus in a single in 5 samples. Nevertheless, on the time, none contained the stay virus that might sicken individuals.
Pasteurized milk, which is milk heated to a excessive sufficient temperature lengthy sufficient to kill dangerous germs, is greatest to drink, in accordance with the CDC.
Uncooked milk can carry a number of dangerous micro organism, together with Salmonella, E. coli and a slew of different foodborne illness-causing micro organism.
The presence of those may cause quite a lot of well being points and illnesses, together with:
◾ Listeriosis
◾ Typhoid fever
◾ Tuberculosis
◾ Diphtheria
◾ Q fever
◾ Brucellosis
◾ Meals poisoning
◾ Miscarriage
◾ Guillain-Barre syndrome
◾ Hemolytic uremic syndrome
◾ Reactive arthritis
◾ Persistent inflammatory circumstances
◾ Demise
Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Attain her at nalund@usatoday.com and comply with her on X @nataliealund
