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http://www.washingtonpost.com 19-01-2012 16:16:12
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NEW: Latest tests from FDA show milk, other dairy products-cottage cheese + sour cream-confirm that pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu. USDA also sampling ground beef at stores in states where dairy cows have tested +. Rachel Roubein and me. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/05…
NEW: As bird flu spreads in cows, U.S. response has echoes of early covid. Testing of cows too limited. Results + studies not shared fast enough. Genetic analysis of H5N1 suggests outbreak started months before it was noticed. w Rachel Roubein washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
NEW: U.S. requires more dairy cows tested for bird flu as viral concerns grow. Until now, testing has been voluntary, and limited to cows with symptoms, which has drawn criticism from public health experts. Fenit Nirappil and me. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
IMPORTANT NEWS: Bird flu virus fragments found in grocery milk, not necessarily a threat to human health, but suggests virus is more widespread in cows than previously thought. w Rachel Roubein Dan Diamond. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
NEW: Pieces of the bird flu virus have been found in milk from grocery shelves, a finding that does not necessarily suggest threat to humans but indicates virus is more widespread in cows that previously though. Me, @rachelroubein Dan Diamond, MD washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
Important story—people want to move on from the pandemic but countries need to take these critical steps to prevent the next one. FrancesSteadSellers
This Pi(e) day featured stellar bakers: Beth Reinhard Victoria Jaggard Sean Sullivan Lauren Weber and Marianne LeVine.
ICYMI: Now that bird flu has gone from cows in U.S. to a dairy worker, we look at how prepared the U.S. is for a bird flu pandemic. Vaccines, antiviral meds, and surveillance are key. Rachel Roubein and me. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
NEW: Now that we know bird flu has infected humans, we took a look at how prepared the U.S. is for a bird flu pandemic. Rachel Roubein and me. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
Great story by Dan Diamond that explains why a health insurance program that 45 million Americans depend on—and that GOP demonized—is now so popular that Dems can now tout ACA’s many benefits on the stump. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…