The USDA has confirmed avian flu outbreaks in 15 herds across six states.
U.S. health agencies are rapidly responding to avian influenza spreading among several dairy herds across multiple states and two large poultry facilities in recent weeks and infected one dairy worker in Texas.
“The White House and our Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy immediately stood up a response team with relevant agencies like CDC, FDA and USDA to ensure that we are doing everything in our power to ensure we keep communities healthy, safe and informed, ensure that our Nation’s food supply remains safe and monitor any and all trends to mitigate risk and prevent the spread of avian flu,” Jean-Pierre said.
“I’m not hearing anybody say that we necessarily think that’s going to happen,” Plescia said. “But nobody is willing to say, ‘It will be okay, don’t worry about it.’” Farmworker groups have warned that because most dairy workers have tenuous immigration and job status, they might be less likely to report illness out of fear of retaliation.
The FDA has long discouraged drinking raw or unpasteurized milk, although several states have recently. Federal officials recommend dumping milk from livestock that have been exposed to the disease, even if they never showed symptoms. After a herd recovers from illness, the FDA recommends testing milk for the virus before resuming the selling of it.
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