U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

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A highly contagious strain of bird flu that’s lethal to poultry and other birds has infiltrated a commercial chicken facility ...

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus—commonly known as bird flu—has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United States since March 2024. Now, scientists studying the adaptation of the avian H5N1 ...

Kansas is suffering from the worst outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country, with nearly 414,000 birds affected, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Bird flu was detected in a dairy herd in Dodge County, the first such case documented among dairy cattle in Wisconsin. The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection identified a ...

When the current outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was detected in dairy cattle in March 2024, a group of researchers at Iowa State University started to ask questions. “If this ...

The genetic sequencing of the bird flu virus (highly pathogenic avian influenza) detected in a Dodge County dairy herd earlier this month indicates it was likely a new spillover event from wildlife.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in dairy cattle this week. However, local dairy farmers are not concerned about it reaching Eau Claire County. The virus was ...

Outbreaks of H5N1, or highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly known as bird flu — have been confirmed at a commercial ...