Avian flu surge continues on US poultry farms as feds address contamination of raw pet food
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Over the past few days, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed more H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in poultry from eight states, including the first at a commercial farm in Georgia. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the USDA on January 17 announced new steps to step up the safety of raw pet food, following recent reports of H5N1 infections in household cats. The latest poultry outbreak confirmation from the USDA’s
