Exploring the USDA's transparent approach to addressing concerns about a virus in dairy cows, including enhanced monitoring with farmers, improved biosecurity, and collaboration with other agencies. Despite challenges, measures like mandatory influenza testing for cattle moving across states aim to ensure the safety of the milk supply amidst a rapidly evolving situation.
Avian flu, which recently leapt from chickens to cows, has now been detected in milk. Vox’s Keren Landman and Kenny Torrella explain how worried humans should be about the outbreak.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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