The avian flu virus spreading through American dairy cows is likely traced to a single spillover event. Scientists believe the virus jumped from wild birds to livestock in the Texas Panhandle late last year. This spring, the virus known as H5N1 had traveled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina … Read more
The avian flu virus spreading through American dairy cows is likely traced to a single spillover event. Scientists believe the virus jumped from wild birds to livestock in the Texas Panhandle late last year. This spring, the virus known as H5N1 had traveled hundreds of miles or more, appearing on farms in Idaho, North Carolina … Read more
Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows across the country. Tests have detected the virus among livestock in nine states, mainly in Texas and New Mexico, and most recently in Colorado, Nirav Shah, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, … Read more
Flu spikes A virus found this spring in wastewater samples from 59 sewage systems in 18 different states may indicate the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus currently infecting dairy cattle, a new study suggests. So far, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that more than 30 herds of dairy cows in nine … Read more