H5N1 virus has been found at very high levels in milk. Is it safe? We don't know.
There is no data on whether or not pasteurization inactivates the virus. There is no indication that there will be any such studies.
Three and a half weeks after first announcing the startling news that cows from a milking herd in Texas had tested positive for H5N1, the government agencies involved in the investigations have not yet revealed what research shows about whether pasteurization of milk kills this specific virus.
Helen Branswell, STAT News, April 18, 2024
H5N1 is spreading cow to cow and cow to poultry. Pigs are at risk.
Virus has been found in nasal swabs from cows, so it could be spreading to the respiratory systems of cows. Pigs, which are mixing vessel that are known to produce human adapted strains of flu virus, are not being tested for H5N1.
Pigs are a linchpin in flu surveillance, many experts noted, as they are susceptible to both bird and human flu. They might act as "mixing bowls," enabling H5N1 to acquire the ability to spread efficiently among people.
The U.S.D.A. is not testing pigs or asking farmers to do so, Dr. Sifford said.
Apoorva Mandavilli, Emily Anthes NY Times, April 19, 2024
We may be closer to nuclear war than is realized
Iran has everything it needs to make nuclear weapons within a few months.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/iaea-chief-says-iran-could-produce-nuclear-weapon-within-months-209316933854
NBC News, April 19, 2024
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