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October 30 – Reflections on the Day the Earth Moved for H5N1
Pigs are now in the picture, a new genotype adds caseload and complexity, and USDA is finally moving towards national bulk tank surveillance to assess dairy herd status
…The agency in early November will begin sampling milk in states where dairy cattle have contracted bird flu, including testing specific farms as needed to track the virus' spread, Vilsack said in an interview. USDA is working closely with state and private veterinary groups, which include practitioners who will play a vital role in carrying out this effort. This wording indicates to me that initial efforts may be aimed at testing pooled milk samples at the processing plant level to screen for regions where the virus is likely to be found.
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