#USA, #Idaho: #Veterinary and #Health Authorities worried after rapid spread of #H5N1 birdflu virus in dairy cattle herds

Source: Kastra.com, kastra.co/berita-utama/tiga-pe…

{Excerpt, original text in Bahasa Indonesia}

(…) “Quite frankly, the USDA has not been able to control the spread of this infection,” Pate said. “I suspect there is a lot of underreporting, probably both in terms of the number of cattle infected and the number of farm workers infected.”

He said some farmworkers may not seek medical care because they can’t afford it or are afraid of losing their jobs. According to the Idaho Milk Producers Association, about 90% of dairy jobs in the state are held by foreign-born workers, many of whom are undocumented.

Pate said cases may also go unreported if workers or animals are sick but don’t show any symptoms.

“With the COVID pandemic, we learned that one of the real challenges in controlling infectious outbreaks is that if people don’t have symptoms or if animals don’t have symptoms, it’s very difficult to know if they have cases unless you test,” he said.

Idaho has not identified any human cases of bird flu, but seven people have been tested so far, according to Dr. Christine Hahn, an epidemiologist with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

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#aH5n1 #avianInfluenza #dairyCow #idaho #USA

“Tiga perusahaan susu Idaho sekarang dikarantina karena flu burung”. Apa yang terjadi pada sapi dan apa artinya? – Kabar Nusantara

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