{"id":2213316,"date":"2024-04-04T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-reports-first-avian-flu-outbreak-among-dairy-herd\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T18:29:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:29:33","slug":"ohio-reports-first-avian-flu-outbreak-among-dairy-herd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-reports-first-avian-flu-outbreak-among-dairy-herd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio&#8217;s dairy herd experiences its first avian flu outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fohio-reports-first-avian-flu-outbreak-among-dairy-herd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2213316&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The avian\u200b flu has reached an Ohio dairy farm for\u200b the first time, marking a significant development as the state had \u2062previously not reported any cases\u2064 of the flu in \u2062its livestock\u200c operations. The\u200b introduction \u200dof the flu, typically hosted by\u2064 birds, poses\u200b new challenges for Ohio&#8217;s farming community. The spread was confirmed by the state&#8217;s Department\u200d of Agriculture.\u2063 The avian flu has made its debut in an Ohio dairy farm, a notable \u2062occurrence as the state had never encountered the flu in its livestock operations \u2063before. The\u2062 virus, usually\u200b found in birds, presents fresh challenges for Ohio&#8217;s agricultural sector. This outbreak was confirmed by Ohio&#8217;s Department of Agriculture.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/516055\/avian-flu-wipes-out-a-record-50-5-million-birds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"avian flu\">avian flu<\/a> spread to an <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a> dairy farm for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio had never reported a case of the flu, which is typically hosted by birds, in any of its livestock operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/agri.ohio.gov\/home\/news-and-events\/all-news\/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-detected-in-ohio-dairy-herd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the state\u2019s Department of Agriculture. On Thursday, it confirmed that infected cows from Texas arrived in the state on March 8. <\/p>\n<p>When Texas reported cases of avian flu among two of its dairy herds on Mar. 25, it led to the testing of the cows it transported. As a result, more cases were discovered in Kansas, Idaho, New Mexico, and Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>While the flu is deadly for poultry, cows can typically recover after a few days. However, due to a lack of research on its transmission via cow\u2019s milk, infected cows are out of commission until they are deemed healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere continues to be no concern that this circumstance poses a risk to consumer health, or that it affects the safety of the commercial milk supply because products are pasteurized before entering the market,\u201d the Department of Agriculture explained in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/news\/agency-announcements\/usda-confirms-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-dairy-herd-idaho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"press release\">press release<\/a>. \u201cIn addition, pasteurization has continually proven to inactivate bacteria and viruses, like influenza, in milk. Pasteurization is required for any milk entering interstate commerce for human consumption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the outbreak of the avian flu in January 2022, more than 82 million poultry have been affected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can spread from wild birds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One human case of the avian flu has also come out of Texas due to that person\u2019s exposure to dairy cattle. This is the second time a human has contracted the disease. The CDC considers transmission risk to be low for humans.<\/p>\n<p>Last year over 50.54 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/birds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">birds<\/a> died\u00a0of the avian flu, overcoming a record from 2015.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, avian flu reached an Ohio dairy farm. The state, previously free of such cases, confirmed the presence of infected cows from Texas. The Ohio Department of Agriculture verified the spread, marking a concerning development in the state&#8217;s livestock operations. The introduction of the flu through incoming cattle signals potential challenges for the local farming community<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2213317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24085768727367-1-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2213316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24085768727367-1-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2213316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2213316\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2213317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2213316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2213316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2213316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}