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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): The World Health Organisation has confirmed the human case of <keyword id="3653784" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bird-flu-in-india" source="Orion">bird flu in India</keyword>, after the <keyword id="15897682" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="H9N2-virus" source="Orion">H9N2 virus</keyword> was detected in a four-year child in West Bengal. Overall, this is the second <keyword id="21166335" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="human-infection" source="keywords">human infection</keyword> of <keyword id="2663051" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Avian-Influenza-A" source="Orion">avian influenza A</keyword> (H9N2) notified to WHO from India, with the first being done in 2019. The child has recovered and was discharged from the hospital. WHO received a notification from the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) for India, regarding a human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) virus infection in West Bengal, the health body said in a press release. "The patient is a 4-year-old child residing in West Bengal state. The case, previously diagnosed with hyperreactive airway disease, initially presented to the paediatrician with fever and abdominal pain on 26 January 2024. He developed seizures on January 29 after which he was brought to the same paediatrician. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) of a local hospital due to the persistence of severe respiratory distress, recurrent high-grade fever and abdominal cramps. The patient tested positive for influenza B and adenovirus. He was discharged from the hospital on February 28 but with a recurrence of severe respiratory distress, he was referred to another government hospital and was admitted to the pediatric ICU and intubated on March 3. His nasopharyngeal swab was sent to the Kolkata Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory and tested positive for influenza A (not sub-typed) and rhinovirus. On April 26, the sample was sub-typed as influenza A(H9N2) through a real-time polymerase chain reaction. The patient was discharged from the hospital with oxygen support on May 1. WHO said that the infected patient had exposure to poultry at home and in the surroundings. It, however, also affirmed there were no known persons reporting symptoms of respiratory illness in the family, the neighbourhood, or among healthcare workers at health facilities attended by the case at the time of reporting. The health body further warned that sporadic human cases could occur in the future as this virus is "one of the most prevalent avian influenza viruses circulating in poultry in different regions." Animal influenza viruses normally circulate in animals but can also infect humans. Infections in humans have primarily been acquired through direct contact with infected animals or through indirect contact with contaminated environments. Depending on the original host, influenza A viruses can be classified as avian influenza, swine influenza, or other types of animal influenza viruses, the WHO stated in the release. The health body further said that it is providing continued support to the government of India through technical advice, updates on risk assessment and updating contingency plans- both in the human and animal sectors in line with the global guidance.

WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India! H9N2 virus detected in a four-year child in West Bengal

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bird-flu-avian-influenza-outbreak-us-h5n1-wiping-out-everything-2023-4">H5N1 avian influenza, also called bird flu</a>, is spreading through US chickens and now cattle.</li><li>The FDA discovered genetic material from the virus in grocery store milk.</li></ul><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/got-milk-gen-z-problem-realistically-unhealthy-2023-4">Milk</a> might contain remnants of the <keyword id="21348322" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="H5N1" source="keywords">H5N1</keyword> <keyword id="20396857" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bird-flu" source="keywords">bird flu</keyword> virus that's raging through US chickens and cattle. The Food and Drug Administration <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/updates-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai">announced</a> Tuesday that it had discovered virus particles in "some of the samples collected" throughout the milk supply chain, from the cow to the shelf. The agency did not indicate how many samples tested positive or from where, but said the detections "do not represent actual virus that may be a risk to consumers." However, the discovery suggests the virus has spread further through the <keyword id="21438910" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="US-cattle-population" source="Orion">US cattle population</keyword> than officials previously realized. Scientists are growing more concerned that this <keyword id="109029" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="avian-influenza" source="Orion">avian influenza</keyword> outbreak could make the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bird-flu-cattle-outbreak-repeat-mistakes-former-surgeon-general-warning-2024-4">jump into human-to-human transmission</a>. So far, though, many public health experts don't think this rings alarm bells about the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bird-flu-eggs-meat-milk-dairy-safety-during-outbreak-2024-4">safety of the food supply</a>. "I had eggs yesterday and I had milk last night, and I'll have a steak if someone gives me a steak," Dr. Jerome Adams, who was the surgeon general of the Trump administration and is now the director of health equity at Purdue University, told Business Insider on Wednesday. "I still believe that the way we process and cook foods is going to disable most bacteria and viruses, including this one," he said. <h2>Pasteurization should kill H5N1 in milk</h2> <div type="image" title="row of cows sticking their heads through metal bars to eat hay feed" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109605298" hostid="261"></div>The FDA oversees the nation's milk supply, and the US Department of Agriculture oversees dairy cows. Both say they believe the commercial milk supply is safe, due to the pasteurization process and the practice of disposing of milk from sick cows. Pasteurization heats milk at a high temperature for a brief period of time to kill microbes living inside it. Some states allow the sale of unpasteurized, aka "raw," milk or cheese, which the CDC recommends avoiding. Public-health experts told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04/23/bird-flu-virus-milk/">The Washington Post</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/health/bird-flu-milk.html">The New York Times</a> on Tuesday that they, too, believe <keyword id="1476604" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pasteurized-milk" source="Orion">pasteurized milk</keyword> to be safe, but that the federal government should still conduct tests to confirm that. The FDA says such tests are ongoing. <div type="image" title="cow udder rigged with machine and tubes for milking" height="1500" width="2250" msid="109605301" hostid="261"></div>"It's taking them too long to be able to reassure the public about the safety of milk," Adams said. Some studies have shown that pasteurization deactivates H5N1 in eggs, the FDA says, and that happens at a lower temperature than milk pasteurization. "To date, we have seen nothing that would change our assessment that the commercial milk supply is safe. Results from multiple studies will be made available in the next few days to weeks," the FDA statement said. <h2>To be extra safe, cook meat and eggs all the way</h2>There's probably no "significantly increased risk," Dr. Samuel Alcaine, an associate professor of food science at Cornell University, told Business Insider on April 6, but you can <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bird-flu-eggs-meat-milk-dairy-safety-during-outbreak-2024-4">be extra safe by fully cooking your meat and eggs</a> (until the yolk is firm). <div type="image" title="Person using spatula to cook steak in frying pan" height="1808" width="3000" msid="109605302" hostid="261"></div>Adams says he doesn't normally eat rare steak or runny eggs anyway. "That has nothing to do with H5N1. That's just me being someone who's been in public health and food safety for a long time," he said. His wife does eat runny eggs and rare steak, though, he added, "and I'm not telling her to change what she does." He added that people should still follow basic food-safety practices: Wash your hands after handling raw meat or eggs, and before handling the food you'll eat. Prevent cross-contamination from raw meats or eggs and the utensils that have touched them. Always cook poultry to an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit. <h2>The biggest bird flu risk for humans isn't food</h2>The people who are really at risk for bird flu are those who work closely with chickens, cattle, or other livestock. The CDC <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/hpai/hpai-interim-recommendations.html">says</a> those workers should avoid unprotected, direct contact with sick animals, raw milk, animals' drinking water, animal carcasses, feces, litter, or other surfaces that could be contaminated with animals' saliva, blood, or other excretions. Workers should be provided with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/h5/worker-protection-ppe.htm">personal protective equipment</a> for those situations and trained to use it properly, the agency says. "It's spreading rapidly in these animals, and every time it spreads, it has a chance to mutate," Adams said.

Bird flu particles were found in pasteurized milk. A former surgeon general says he isn't changing what he eats.

New York [US], April 5 (ANI): The <keyword id="10561122" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bird-flu-pandemic" source="Orion">bird flu pandemic</keyword> with the potential to be "<keyword id="21202249" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="100-times-worse" source="Orion">100 times worse</keyword> than COVID" may be on the horizon after a rare human case was discovered in Texas, experts have warned, the New York Post reported on Thursday. The <keyword id="21202246" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="H5N1-avian-flu" source="keywords">H5N1 avian flu</keyword> has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds in every state, as well as in commercial poultry and backyard flocks. But the recent cases detected in mammals, with cattle herds across four states becoming infected and on Monday, federal health officials announced that a dairy worker in Texas caught the virus. "This virus [has been] on the top of the pandemic list for many, many years and probably decades," Suresh Kuchipudi, a <keyword id="95867" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bird-flu" source="Orion">bird flu</keyword> researcher from Pittsburgh, said at a recent panel discussing the issue, the New York Post reported citing the Daily Mail. "And now we're getting dangerously close to this virus potentially causing a pandemic." He noted that the <keyword id="565908" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="H5N1-virus" source="Orion">H5N1 virus</keyword> has already been detected in species throughout the world and "has shown the ability to infect a range of mammalian hosts, including humans." "So therefore, in my view, I think this is a virus that has the greatest pandemic threat [that is] playing out in plain sight and globally present," Kuchipudi said. John Fulton, a pharmaceutical industry consultant for vaccines and the founder of Canada-based BioNiagara who organized the meeting, also expressed his concerns, the Mail reports, the New York Post reported. "This appears to be 100 times worse than COVID -- or it could be if it mutates and maintains its high case fatality rate," he said. "Once it's mutated to infect humans, we can only hope that the [fatality rate] drops." Around 52 per cent of humans who have contracted H5N1 since 2003 have died, according to the World Health Organization. For comparison, COVID currently kills less than 0.1% of those it infects -- though at the start of the pandemic, the fatality rate was around 20 per cent. Symptoms of the bird flu are similar to those of other flus, including cough, body aches and fever, the New York Post reported. Some people may not develop noticeable symptoms, but others can develop severe, life-threatening pneumonia. The dairy worker in Texas who was infected has reported "eye redness (consistent with conjunctivitis)" as their only symptom, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted. "The patient was told to isolate and is being treated with an antiviral drug for [the] flu," the CDC said. The agency and "the whole US government is taking this situation very seriously," CDC Director Mandy Cohen told the Washington Post. She maintained that the virus does not pose much of a risk to the general public, noting that the dairy worker was in direct contact with infected cattle, and the US Department of Agriculture has said there are currently no changes that would make it more transmissible to humans. "While cases among humans in direct contact with infected animals are possible, this indicates that the current risk to the public remains low," the department said in a statement over the weekend. But the fact that the virus has been found in cattle could mean it is starting to mutate, Cohen told the Washington Post. "We had not seen avian flu in cattle prior to last week. That is new," she said. "It is a reservoir for [the] virus to circulate and potentially change." If the virus does mutate enough to infect humans, it could spread rapidly, the European Food Safety Authority warned on Wednesday, according to Fox News. "If avian A [H5N1] influenza viruses acquire the ability to spread efficiently among humans, large-scale transmission could occur due to the lack of immune defences against H5 viruses in humans," the Food Safety Authority said. To prevent any potential spread, the US is already testing components used to create a vaccine for the virus, and two candidate vaccine viruses appear to be well-matched to protect against H5N1, the Washington Post reports. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also said the Biden administration is monitoring the threat. "We take the health and safety of the American people seriously," she said at her briefing on Wednesday. "It is very important to this president. Our top priority is to keep communities healthy, safe and informed."

Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US

<keyword id="6356806" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="moscow">Moscow</keyword>, <keyword id="6358826" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Russia">Russia</keyword> has confirmed the first case of human infection with the <keyword id="109029" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="avian-influenza">avian influenza</keyword> A(H5N8) virus in the world, a Russian sanitary official announced on Saturday. Scientists have isolated the genetic material of this <keyword id="95867" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bird-flu">bird flu</keyword> virus in seven workers of a poultry farm in south Russia, where an outbreak among fowls was reported in December, said Anna Popova, head of the country's consumer rights and human well-being watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, say reporters. All the necessary measures were taken immediately to protect humans and animals, and the infection did not spread further, she told a briefing. All of the seven people who were infected are now feeling well, with only mild clinical symptoms, Popova said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/pewdiepies-lyrics-targeting-cocomelon-and-jk-rowling-that-may-have-gotten-youtube-angry-enough-to-pull-the-video-down/articleshow/81102941.cms">PewDiePie's lyrics targeting CocoMelon and JK Rowling may have gotten YouTube angry enough to pull the video down</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/flipkart-gets-leaner-with-a-300-million-jabong-write-off-as-ceo-kalyan-krishnamurthy-lists-out-the-priorities-for-2021/articleshow/81105083.cms">Flipkart gets leaner with a $300 million Jabong write-off as CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy lists out the priorities for 2021</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/happiest-minds-is-leveraging-its-partnerships-with-big-players-like-google-microsoft-aws-salesforce/articleshow/81105035.cms">Happiest Minds is a smaller company that does the same thing as MindTree and L&amp;T Infotech — but clearly it is doing it a lot better</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-may-require-twitter-facebook-and-others-to-remove-unlawful-content-within-36-hours/articleshow/81104740.cms">India may require Twitter, Facebook and others to remove unlawful content within 36 hours</a>

World's first case of human infection with bird flu in Russia

<ul class="summary-list"><li>TikTok-famous emu Emmanuel has contracted avian influenza after wild birds visited his farm.</li><li>His caretaker, Taylor Blake, said the farm lost 99% of its birds over the course of three days.</li></ul>Emmanuel, the TikTok-famous emu, has contracted avian influenza, his caretaker Taylor Blake <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434481533014017?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">shared to Twitter on Saturday</a>.According to Blake, Emmanuel fell ill after a flock of wild Egyptian geese visited her farm, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knucklebumpfarms/video/7151820933198761262?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1">Knuckle Bump Farms</a> in southern Florida. Shortly after, said Blake, she lost over 50 birds over the course of three days in a "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434481533014017?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">massive tragedy</a>" to the virus — including every chicken, duck, and goose.Emmanuel is one of two survivors of the virus that ran through the farm, though after thinking they were "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434500042477568?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">out of the woods</a>," the emu unexpectedly also showed symptoms on Wednesday.Emmanuel first gained the attention of TikTokers when he pecked at his owner's phone in an early @knucklebumpfarms educational video, which would become a theme of Blake's TikTok account. A <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRHhuBe9/">July 8 TikTok</a> of Emmanuel peering close to Blake's phone — seemingly about to peck, as Blake says "Emmanuel, don't do it!" — has been viewed over 13 million times. Knuckle Bump's TikTok account has more than 2.4 million TikTok followers and videos of Emmanuel figure prominently on its account. Since first announcing his illness, Blake has posted some positive updates. A vet was able to "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434507169005568?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">sedate and stabilize</a>" the emu, and Blake and her girlfriend <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434525443244032?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">created a sling</a> for Emmanuel to begin physical therapy. On Sunday, she told followers that she left the emu in one position, but returned to find him sitting up and facing the opposite direction later in the day. "HE REPOSITIONED HIMSELF, BY HIMSELF! This is huge!" — she <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581672317230665728?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">tweeted</a>. Later that day, she shared that Emmanuel <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581741087609090048?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">drank water on his own for the first time</a> since becoming ill.But Emmanuel's condition still appears to be touch-and-go. On October 17, Blake said Emmanuel's neck was "<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1582009775117590528?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">presenting a bit twisted</a>," a condition reportedly common in baby emus, but said that her avian specialist had <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1582009776979857408?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">never dealt with "wry neck" in adults</a>. Blake tweeted a plea for help to Bindi, Robert, and Terri Irwin, offering to pay to fly anyone to the farm to help save her emu. "He needs someone experienced in physical therapy," she <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1582020648661970944">wrote</a>. "I am also open to any other methods of treatment: acupuncture, UV therapy, chiropractic, hydrotherapy, etc. I just need someone with expertise. PLEASE HELP."Experts say the current avian influenza outbreak is <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/health/avian-flu-birds-migration.html">the worst in the US since 2015</a>, and Blake tweeted that she had been in contact with the state, and that "they believe all of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434491297415169?s=20&amp;t=0wun6tUvxeuc1sQpAOp-5Q">standing water after Hurricane Ian</a> made the virus run rampant."

Emmanuel, the TikTok-famous emu, is sick with deadly avian flu, his caretaker says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>TikTok-famous emu Emmanuel recently contracted avian flu, its owner revealed.</li><li>She's since been posting photos of herself kissing and cuddling Emmanuel, which alarmed experts.</li></ul>Experts are taking to Twitter to express concern that the caretaker of a TikTok-famous emu has been posting photos and videos kissing and cuddling the animal <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmanuel-dont-do-it-tiktok-emu-avian-flu-2022-10">while he has avian influenza</a>, which is transmissible to humans and can be deadly.Emmanuel the emu, who lives on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knucklebumpfarms/video/7118102996201917739?referer_url=www.insider.com%2Femmanuel-dont-do-it-tiktok-emu-avian-flu-2022-10&amp;refer=embed&amp;embed_source=70772374%2C70772379%2C120009725%2C120008483%3Bnull%3Bembed_blank&amp;referer_video_id=7118102996201917739">Knuckle Bump Farms</a> in South Florida, <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmanuel-the-emu-goes-viral-for-interrupting-caretakers-videos-2022-7">gained fame on TikTok</a> earlier this year after various videos showed him walking into frame and interrupting his caretaker Taylor Blake while she filmed videos with other animals.<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knucklebumpfarms/video/7118102996201917739?">Many</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knucklebumpfarms/video/7120270307348253995">received</a> millions of views and Blake's stern response to the bird — "Emmanuel, don't do it!" — <a href="https://www.insider.com/emmanuel-the-emu-goes-viral-for-interrupting-caretakers-videos-2022-7">became a viral catchphrase</a> among fans.On October 16, <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434481533014017?s=20&amp;t=pt5gG3fdBJoDu62zamTCZg">Blake revealed on Twitter</a> that a "massive tragedy" had befallen the farm after wild birds infected their domesticated birds with avian influenza.She wrote, "Our farm was heavily impacted by wild geese bringing in AI, and we lost 99% of the birds on our farm."Emmanuel was one of the birds who had <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434500042477568?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">contracted avian influenza</a> but <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434514164789249?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">survived</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1582165686826471424?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">is now stable</a>, Blake said on <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581434519370231809?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">Twitter</a>. She has since been <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1582736060454383619?s=20&amp;t=RsOlPvd8WI2v5z8k3QVfvA">sharing updates on his condition</a>, as well as photos and videos of Emmanuel, some of which show her <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1582126840898256896?s=20&amp;t=RsOlPvd8WI2v5z8k3QVfvA">touching</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581656348194111488?s=20&amp;t=RsOlPvd8WI2v5z8k3QVfvA">cuddling</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581439221013020672?s=20&amp;t=RsOlPvd8WI2v5z8k3QVfvA">kissing him.</a>In response, doctors and experts have expressed concerns over human infection of avian influenza."Being face to face with a bird w avian flu is a bad idea – this is how zoonotic transmissions occur, this is why entire farms cull sick birds. We live with the threat of pandemic flu," Dr. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, a global health and infectious disease researcher at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, <a href="https://twitter.com/Boghuma/status/1581610783162527744?s=20&amp;t=icVhefDDSxzeJPyjixTfDw">tweeted in response to Blake's thread.</a>Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and research scientist at the <a href="https://twitter.com/VIDOInterVac">Vaccine and Infection Disease Organization</a> in Canada, <a href="https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1581747024088928257?s=20&amp;t=Y1ZVsR5pXI5m482lUVWxVA">tweeted</a>, "If your emu (or any bird) has avian influenza, do not kiss it. Do not cuddle with it. Do not touch it. Bird flu is extremely dangerous to humans and other animals. And it sounds harsh, but to prevent its spread, birds that get avian flu should be euthanized."Rasmussen <a href="https://twitter.com/angie_rasmussen/status/1581774594918477824?s=20&amp;t=ZnGFyRTbKsDL5TjFpubJ_w">also wrote</a> that she "screamed" when she saw a photo of Blake kissing Emmanuel.Both threads received over 6,000 likes each. <a href="https://twitter.com/PeacockFlu/status/1581617914100097024?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">Scientists,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DougSReed/status/1582003435628466176?s=20&amp;t=dqQkvN1Q_V3Q1N6IXBKd-g">academics,</a> and other <a href="https://twitter.com/straterize/status/1581795108462071809?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">Twitter users</a> have <a href="https://twitter.com/darthanddogs/status/1581794575156334592">also</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrancingPapio/status/1583067928479428609">criticized</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aggieloveseggs/status/1581867149525540865">Blake</a> for the <a href="https://twitter.com/kholerakardash/status/1581439721338990592?s=20&amp;t=ayPCneFCFTXioGtR19mQHw">close contact</a>. According to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-in-humans.htm">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)</a>, avian influenza (or bird flu) does not usually infect people although it can happen in rare cases. It states this occurs "most often after unprotected contact with infected birds or surfaces contaminated with bird flu viruses." The World Health Organization states that <a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-E000111">a total of 864 cases and 456 deaths</a> from bird flu transmission were reported worldwide between 2003 and March 2022.In response to the backlash, <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581677557761835008?s=20&amp;t=gajMgWv2HlqBGtTUni6EOg">Blake tweeted:</a> "We are constantly sanitizing and washing our hands, clothes and bodies. Emmanuel freaks out whenever we approach him wearing a mask. He does not understand and it is extremely stressful on him. I am not going to put more stress on him." She added that the farm was in the midst of a <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581677555500822528?s=20&amp;t=gajMgWv2HlqBGtTUni6EOg">150-day quarantine</a>, and that she and her girlfriend have not left since the outbreak. <a href="https://twitter.com/hiitaylorblake/status/1581677552586067969?s=20&amp;t=gajMgWv2HlqBGtTUni6EOg">Blake said</a> she has "taken every precaution recommended by the FDA."The FDA signposts the <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/defend-the-flock-program/dtf-biosecurity">biosecurity measures developed by the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service</a>. In order to reduce the risk of infectious diseases for both animals and people, it states that farmers should wash hands before and after contact, wear protective clothing, and have disinfectant footbaths for anyone coming into contact with the poultry.Avian influenza was <a href="https://myfwc.com/news/all-news/hpai-222/">detected in Florida</a>, where Blake's farm is located, in January and has <a href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/stakeholder-messages/animal-health-news/hpai-final-ea">also been found in several other states</a>, including Kentucky, New York, Virginia, Delaware, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, and Nebraska.<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/avian-in-humans.htm#:~:text=Although%20avian%20(bird)%20influenza%20(,disease%20that%20resulted%20in%20death.">According to the CDC</a>, avian flu in humans can range in severity from no symptoms or mild illness to severe disease that resulted in death.Blake did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider's Digital Culture team here.</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Officials in the UK are becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of avian influenza in the country after reports of some <keyword id="1249458" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="swans">swans</keyword> dying gruesome, bloody deaths.</li><li>Swans have been reported to spin in circles and bleed from their nostrils before dying in some regions of the UK.</li><li>The deaths come amid an outbreak of a new strain of <keyword id="3777227" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="avian-flu">avian flu</keyword>, H5N8, which has already led to the culling of thousands of birds across Europe.</li><li>The disease is not believed to pose a threat to humans, and there is currently no suggestion it could impact poultry supply chains.</li></ul>Officials in the UK are becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of avian influenza in the country after reports of a number of swans dying gruesome, bloody deaths.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/bird-flu-fears-grow-after-spate-of-mysterious-uk-swan-deaths">According to a report from the Guardian newspaper,</a> a number of swans in Cumbria, in north west England, were seen spinning in circles and bleeding from their nostrils before dying. The incidences of this happening were reported in Ulverston canal, the Guardian said."Many of them started to spin on their axis in one direction. It was terrible to see. Some of them were discharging from their nostrils and some of it was bloody," said Caroline Sim, who volunteers with Flying Free, a group that works to preserve Ulverston's swan population, according to the Guardian.Although the cases of swan deaths in Cumbria have not been directly linked to avian flu at this point, a number of dead swans in Dawlish, Devon — around 250 miles south of Ulverston — were confirmed to have contracted H5N8, the latest strain of avian flu. Cases of the virus have been seen across Europe, with France, Germany, Belgium, Norway and others reporting instances of H5N8."Wild geese near Stroud in Gloucestershire and swans near Dawlish in Devon have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8," <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-identified-in-wild-birds-in-south-west-of-england">the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said in a statement on November 11.</a>On November 22, DEFRA issued guidance for bird owners, and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-bird-flu-national-prevention-zone-declared">created a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone.</a>Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/bird-flu-swan-deaths-in-uk-investigated-for-link-to-european-outbreak-reports-12144681">told Sky News this weekend that the rise in avian flu infections must be taken seriously. </a>"My concern level is really high," she said. "We potentially have a lot of risk out there," because of the "sheer volume of infections," she added.Officials, however, have made clear that the risk to humans from this new strain is low."To date, there have been no human cases of infection with influenza A(H5N8) confirmed by the WHO and the risk to public health is very low," Dr Gavin Dabrera, a consultant in acute respiratory infections for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-identified-in-wild-birds-in-south-west-of-england">Public Health England said.</a>Food standards authorities added that the chance of contracting the disease by eating infected poultry is low."Properly cooked poultry and poultry products, including eggs, remain safe to eat," the UK's Food Standards Agency said.Regardless of the low threat to humans, authorities across Europe have begun culling thousands of birds in an attempt to stop the spread. <a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-birdflu-germany/germany-culls-16100-turkeys-after-bird-flu-found-on-farm-idUKKBN27W1SE">According to Reuters,</a> 16,000 turkeys in Germany were culled this week, while 48,000 chickens were killed in the Netherlands, and 13,000 killed at a farm in northwest England.On Sunday, <a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-birdflu-britain/uk-confirms-h5n8-bird-flu-on-english-turkey-farm-idUKKBN2890CT?il=0">it was reported that over 10,000 turkeys at a farm in Yorkshire</a> would be culled after the virus was discovered in some birds.It is currently unclear whether the culling of birds has the potential to threaten poultry supply chains ahead of Christmas.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:<a href="https://www.insider.com/strange-metal-monolith-found-in-utah-desert-has-mysteriously-vanished-2020-11">The strange, metal monolith recently found in the remote Utah desert has mysteriously vanished</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/12-year-old-boy-shot-answering-door-philadelphia-police-say-2020-11">A 12-year-old Philadelphia boy was shot dead after he answered the door at his home, police say</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-sarah-fuller-first-woman-college-football-kicker-vandy-2020-11">Women's soccer star Sarah Fuller makes college football history with kickoff for Vanderbilt</a></li></ul>

Swans are spinning in circles, bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe

China has reported the first case of <keyword id="9496369" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="human-infection">human infection</keyword> with the <keyword id="11359120" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="H10N3-strain">H10N3 strain</keyword> of <keyword id="95867" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bird-flu">bird flu</keyword> from the country's eastern Jiangsu province, China's <keyword id="6407801" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="national-health-commission">National Health Commission</keyword> said on Tuesday. The patient, a 41-year-old man from Zhenjiang city, is currently in a stable condition and meets discharge standards, the state-run CGTN TV reported. Health authorities played down the outbreak, saying the case was a sporadic virus transmission from poultry to humans, and the risk of causing a pandemic was extremely low. The patient was diagnosed as having the H10N3 avian <keyword id="6388288" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="influenza">influenza</keyword> virus on May 28, National Health Commission said in a statement without elaborating on how the man had got infected with the virus. No other cases of human infection with H10N3 have previously been reported globally, it said. H10N3 is a low pathogenic or relatively less severe strain of the virus in poultry and the risk of it spreading on a large scale is very low. There are many different strains of avian influenza in China and some sporadically infect people, generally those working with poultry. <keyword id="2599676" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="H5N8">H5N8</keyword> is a subtype of the Influenza A virus (also known as the bird flu virus). While H5N8 only presents a low risk to humans, it is highly lethal to wild birds and poultry. In April, a highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu was found in wild birds in northeast China's Shenyang city. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/google-photos-alternatives-are-hardly-any-good/articleshow/83138238.cms">Google Photos alternatives are hardly any good – here’s what made the Google service so good</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/economy/news/indias-gdp-has-contracted-five-times-since-1947-but-never-as-bad-as-7-3/articleshow/83135455.cms">India’s GDP has contracted five times since 1947, but never as bad as 7.3%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/xiaomis-latest-wired-charging-tech-can-fully-charge-a-phone-in-just-8-minutes-and-wirelessly-in-15-minutes/articleshow/83136172.cms">Xiaomi’s latest wired charging tech can fully charge a phone in just 8 minutes and wirelessly in 15 minutes</a>

China reports first human infection with H10N3 strain of bird flu in the world

The <keyword id="126959" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="World-Trade-Organization">World Trade Organization</keyword> (<keyword id="6357761" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="wto">WTO</keyword>) has overturned the ban imposed by India on importing poultry from the US. The WTO ruled that India’s stand was “inconsistent with international norms.” 
 
India now has 60 days to appeal against the WTO's dispute settlement panel decision. An Indian official said, "The decision to move to the Appellate Body will be taken after consulting the Animal Husbandry Department." 
 In 2007, India had banned imports of various agricultural products from the US as in order to prevent outbreak of <keyword id="109029" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="avian-influenza">Avian Influenza</keyword> in the country. 
 "India's Avian Influenza (AI) measures are inconsistent with (several articles)....of the <keyword id="6548444" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="SPS">SPS</keyword> (sanitary and phyto-sanitary) Agreement because they are not based on the relevant international standard," the ruling said. 
 
“India’s measures are arbitrarily and unjustifiably discriminate between Members where identical or similar conditions prevail and are applied in a manner which constitutes a disguised restriction on international trade," it added. It also said that the measures were "significantly more trade-restrictive."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Avian flu, or bird flu, has been detected among cattle and chickens in multiple states.</li><li>Pasteurized animal products should still be safe to consume.</li></ul>Since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (or, bird flu) reached cows and hens, there have been concerns about the safety of produce, and whether Americans should avoid certain foods.The USDA said that as of now, there is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/federal-state-veterinary-public-health-agencies-share-update-hpai">no concern</a> that this should pose a risk to consumers. At the same time, it noted that this is a "rapidly evolving situation."The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-fda-cdc-share-update-hpai-detections-dairy-cattle">USDA</a> reported cases of HPAI in cattle herds across multiple states on March 25. As of Tuesday, that virus had reached chickens in Texas, <a target="_blank" href="https://calmainefoods.gcs-web.com/node/13596/pdf">Cal-Maine Foods announced</a>, "resulting in the depopulation of approximately 1.6 million laying hens" as a precaution.<a target="_blank" href="https://cals.cornell.edu/samuel-david-alcaine">Dr. Samuel Alcaine</a>, an associate professor of food science at Cornell University, said the USDA and CDC have been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bird-flu-avian-influenza-outbreak-us-h5n1-wiping-out-everything-2023-4">tracking avian flu for a while now</a>, but the recent detection of it in cows is a new development."Overall, I don't think there's a significantly increased risk to the US consumer as long as they're already following the basic food safety practices that we should be following at home anyways," he said.Still, he shared the measures you can take to stay safe.<h2>Most animal products are safe to eat</h2>The US agriculture industry has strict protocols about quarantining sick animals so as not to spread the virus, The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/05/well/eat/bird-flu-dairy-milk-eggs.html">New York Times reported</a>.Additionally, most commercial animal products, such as milk, cheese, and liquid eggs (egg yolks) go through a pasteurization process.Alcaine said that according to existing research on the avian flu, "the temperatures that we use for pasteurization are more than adequate to inactivate the virus."<h2>Embrace firm egg yolks</h2>To be extra safe, fully cook your meat and eggs, said Alcaine. Just as you would to prevent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-raw-dough-3-people-in-hospital-2023-3">salmonella</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/e-coli-outbreak-sickening-people-multiple-states-ohio-michigan-2022-8">E.coli</a> infections, you should cook meat and eggs at hot-enough temperatures to prevent illness.According to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/salmonella-and-eggs.html">CDC's salmonella guidelines</a>, you'll want to cook eggs until both the egg and yolk are firm, such as hard-boiled or scrambled eggs. (You can also use pasteurized eggs if you're craving them poached.)<h2>Cook meat to the right internal temperature</h2>For meat, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/keep-food-safe.html">the CDC recommends</a> cooking ground meats to 160°F and poultry to 165°F.Additionally, Alcaine said you'll want to be wary of cross-contamination, such as keeping the utensils used to handle raw meat and eggs away from cooked food.<h2>Raw animal products can carry bacteria</h2>Most states require dairy products to be pasteurized, and any products that cross state lines must be pasteurized by federal law, Dr. Sumiko Mekaru, the vice president of research &amp; innovation at PHC Global, a bio risk threat intelligence platform provider, <a target="_blank" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/bird-flu-outbreak-poses-risk-safety-americas-food/story?id=108856122">told ABC News</a>.However, <a target="_blank" href="https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/raw-milk-legal-states">some states</a> allow the sale of raw milk and unpasteurized cheese, which have been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/10/the-alt-right-rebrand-of-raw-milk-00145625">growing in popularity</a> over recent years.While Alcaine said that there's no evidence yet that this particular virus is spread through eating raw food, "we do know that things like raw milk also have issues with salmonella and listeria contamination."In general, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/is-raw-unpasteurized-milk-healthy-safe-to-drink-2019-12">drinking raw milk</a> can lead to side effects like vomiting and diarrhea, and just to be safe, the <a target="_blank" href="https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00506.asp">CDC also suggests</a> abstaining in light of this recent outbreak.

What you need to know about eating meat, dairy, and eggs during the bird flu outbreak, according to a food safety expert

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The cost of a Thanksgiving meal this year was cheaper than 2022's record-high prices, a survey found.</li><li>Turkeys are to thank for the reduced costs, the American Farm Bureau Federation said. </li></ul>This is something we can all be thankful for.The average cost of a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/ina-garten-thanksgiving-dinner-recipes-review-photos">Thanksgiving</a> meal this year is a bit cheaper than 2022's record-high prices for a Turkey Day feast — and the birds are the ones to thank for the trimmed expenses, according to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fb.org/news-release/cost-of-thanksgiving-dinner-down-slightly-from-record-high-in-2022">survey</a> this month by the American Farm Bureau Federation.The nonprofit agricultural organization found that the average cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people this year was $61.17, and that price point is down 4.5% from last year's record-high average of $64.05.The star of most Thanksgiving meals, the turkey, helped drive down the overall cost of the feast, according to the group, which said that the average price for a 16-pound bird this year was $27.35, down 5.6% from last year."Traditionally, the turkey is the most expensive item on the Thanksgiving dinner table," Veronica Nigh, a senior economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, said in a statement.Nigh added, "Turkey prices have fallen thanks to a sharp reduction in cases of avian influenza, which have allowed production to increase in time for the holiday."The American Farm Bureau Federation found that seven of the eleven items it surveyed, which included cubed stuffing, frozen peas, cranberries, pie shells, whipping cream, and whole milk, saw a price drop since last year.Though the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner has dipped from 2022, prices are still 25% higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, according to the organization. And the average cost of this year's Thanksgiving meal is still the second most expensive in the American Farm Bureau Federation annual survey's 38-year history, the group said.American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a statement, "While shoppers will see a slight improvement in the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner, high inflation continues to hammer families across the country, including the nation's farmers."To conduct this year's national average cost for a Thanksgiving meal, the organization used volunteer shoppers to check pricing data on the food items, which also included green peas and sweet potatoes, from all 50 US states and Puerto Rico between Nov. 1 and Nov. 6.The American Farm Bureau Federation <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fb.org/news-release/cost-of-thanksgiving-dinner-down-slightly-from-record-high-in-2022">found</a> that the cost for this year's Thanksgiving meal was most affordable in the Midwest at an average total of $58.66, while the cost in the Northeast was the highest at an average of $64.38."Although survey prices have begun to come down, food price inflation remains a real issue and serves as a constraint on the budget of all US consumers," the organization said.

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