The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday (1 May) that preliminary results from additional dairy products show that pasteurisation can kill the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
FDA releases additional test results on various foods, including sour cream and cottage cheese After reporting last week Preliminary tests show the pasteurization process can kill avian flu viruses in milk and infant formula.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that avian influenza has been found on 36 dairy farms in nine states since it was first detected in late March in Texas. Although scientists have said that Bird flu is likely to have spread widely. Considering the discovery of viral particles in about 20% of milk samples, a worker in Texas tested positive.
The USDA believes the virus spreads among cattle primarily through contact with raw milk, USDA chief veterinary officer Rosemary Sifford said during a conference call with officials from the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. diseases (CDC) of the United States, adding that The virus has been found in high levels in milk.
So far, the FDA has tested a total of 297 samples of retail pasteurized dairy products, and the test results released yesterday covered 201 of those samples.
“The results are quite promising,” said Donald Prater, acting director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. “To be safe, we may consider some additional products.” We have a national champion.”
Scientists are closely monitoring changes in the H5N1 virus that could signal that the virus is evolving to spread more easily between people. It can also cause serious or life-threatening infections in people who come into close contact with wild birds or poultry.
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