The Agriculture Department is ordering the dairy industry to test milk-producing cows for infections from highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI H5N1, before they're moved between states, federal ...

Sick dairy cattle in two central U.S. states have tested positive for bird flu, federal officials reported. As of Monday, the highly contagious pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) had been found ...

A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus could be spreading in multiple ways and that it is not always mild in cows. By Emily Anthes As the bird flu outbreak in ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Avian influenza or bird flu has been detected in milk from dairy ...

The CDC and state health department revealed on Thursday that a farmworker in Michigan has tested positive for bird flu, making this the third human case connected to a dairy epidemic. Researchers are ...

On Monday, state and federal officials announced that what was previously deemed a “mystery cow disease” is actually a highly pathogenic avian influenza (or HPAI), also known as bird flu. Milk and ...

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The government is now testing samples of ground beef sold in retail stores in the nine states where outbreaks of highly virulent bird flu have occurred in dairy cows, while offering assurances that ...

Scientists have proven how cows have spread H5N1 bird flu across the country and infected other cows, wild birds and even mammals like cats and raccoons, according to research published in Nature ...

Avian or bird flu (H5N1) is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other animals and can cause severe illness and ...

A Michigan dairy cow got sick at the end of March. Within weeks, cows at four more dairy farms also had symptoms: fever, reduced appetite and drop in milk production. They had all been infected with ...

U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe. By Emily Anthes A form of avian ...