A new strain of bird flu, the D1.1 variant, has been detected in a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the first human case of H5N1 avian influenza in the state. While the infection generally leads to ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

The worker was exposed while working with infected dairy cattle when he contracted the D1.1 genotype bird flu strain. What is the new bird flu strain? According to the U.S. Department of ...

A strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that has typically spread in poultry and wild birds recently jumped to dairy cattle in Nevada, the Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday, noting the ...

The different strain, D1.1, was recently found in cattle for the first time. Bird flu is continuing to spread across the U.S., and experts say they are "concerned" as public health officials ...