A CFS spokesperson said that according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 150 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 40,000 poultry eggs from Italy last year.

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While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

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Consumers can safely drink pasteurized milk, despite reports of dairy cattle infected with the new strain of bird flu.

For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts.

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A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday.

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle at least twice. Experts said it raises new questions about wider spread and ...