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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two cats successful Los Angeles County person died from perchance obtaining the H5 Bird Flu aft consuming recalled earthy beverage from a Fresno-based dairy company, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Thursday.
According to Los Angeles County nationalist wellness officials, they are investigating 2 imaginable cases of H5 vertebrate flu successful cats that consumed recalled earthy beverage from Fresno-based Raw Farm, LLC.
There was a voluntary recall aft the California Department of Public Health said vertebrate flu was detected successful a retail illustration of earthy beverage successful November.
The company, Raw Farm LLC., issued a voluntary callback for quart and half-gallon-sized beverage products produced connected Nov. 9 with an expiration day of Nov. 27 with a batch ID of 20241109.
At the clip of the voluntary recall, wellness officials stated that determination were nary illnesses reported.
Los Angeles County nationalist wellness officials accidental the cats that were infected were indoor cats and consumed the earthy beverage linked to the callback of earthy beverage and pick products.
According to nationalist wellness officials, the infected cats died aft terrible worsening of their unwellness and subsequently tested affirmative for Influenza A, which is simply a uncommon effect successful cats.
Health officials accidental that the radical who had nonstop interaction with the cats are monitoring for symptoms and person been offered antiviral prophylaxis. There person been nary quality cases of vertebrate flu associated with vulnerability to these cats yet identified, wellness officials said.
Health officials adhd quality cases of vertebrate flu are uncommon and the hazard to residents remains low, but besides notation that this detection of H5 vertebrate flu successful cats who consumed earthy beverage underscores the value of being proactive astir preventing ongoing transmission of the virus.
In December, the USDA announced nationwide beverage investigating to show the H5N1 vertebrate flu successful the country's beverage supplies and dairy herds, specifically requiring that earthy (unpasteurized) beverage samples nationwide beryllium collected and shared with the USDA for testing.
In a previous article, YourCentralValley.com spoke with Raw Farm LLC's CEO, Mark McAfee astir the recall.
He said that the PCR, the trial that they usage to trial the virus, tin lone observe the dormant microorganism and each that was recovered successful the company's beverage was the dormant virus. He besides said that "there is nary grounds that [raw beverage has] caused unwellness successful people.”
Cats whitethorn beryllium exposed to H5 vertebrate flu by consuming infected birds oregon different animals, being successful an situation contaminated with the virus, and consuming unpasteurized beverage from infected cows, according to wellness officials.
Los Angeles County wellness officials accidental this circumstantial lawsuit is an ongoing investigation.
