Bird Flu in Dairy Cows May Spread More Easily to Other Mammals ...

Huge amounts of bird-flu virus found in raw milk of infected cows

New findings point to the milking process as a possible route of avian-influenza spread between cows — and from cow to human.

Understanding the Threat of Bird Flu | UC Davis

Since 2022, a new, highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 influenza or “bird flu” has spread worldwide. In the U.S. it has affected over 100 ...

New bird flu infections: Here's what you need to know

The spread of bird flu in cows is worrisome, but not as worrisome as it would be if the infections were happening in pigs, which are an ideal ...

The bird flu has spread to dairy cows. Should you be worried?

So far, only two human cases have been reported since an outbreak of the virus among domestic birds began in 2022, including a Colorado poultry ...

Bird flu discovered in U.S. dairy cows is 'disturbing' | Science | AAAS

The suggested cow-to-cow spread of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 is a major concern in the current H5N1 virus outbreak in cattle ...

Bird Flu in Cows? What is H5N1, and What Is All the Fuss About?

Last month, the addition of dairy cattle to a growing list of mammals infected by the avian strain – from skunks and bears to cougars and sea ...

How Bird Flu Caught the Dairy Industry Off Guard | Scientific American

The USDA has already moved to address this spread: as of April 29, it is requiring that lactating cows test negative for H5N1 before they can ...

Scientists tracking bird flu in cows and milk want answers to ... - NPR

Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't ...

Investigation of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus in Dairy Cattle | FDA

After the first detection of HPAI H5N1 in dairy cattle in March 2024, the FDA has engaged in research and other efforts with industry, federal, and state ...

Why scientists are concerned about the latest transmission of bird flu ...

But, as William Brangham reports, as H5N1 continues to jump into mammals, most recently dairy cows, many scientists are concerned that we're not ...

What We Know—and Don't Know—About H5N1 Bird Flu | SPH

Genetic data suggest that the latest outbreak among cattle spurred from a single wild bird-to-cow infection, progressing to cow-to-cow ...

'Unprecedented': How bird flu became an animal pandemic - BBC

Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows ... may be adapting to spread more easily between mammals and then ...

Avian Flu's Recent Spread 'Changes the Rules of the Game'

But in a surprising twist last week, scientists discovered that dairy cows in Texas apparently spread H5N1, or avian flu, to a farm worker who ...

CDC: H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Person Exposed to Cattle

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1), also known as H5N1 bird flu, has been circulating among birds and mammals for the past few years.

Why has bird flu in the US spread to cows and what's the risk for ...

Could bird flu spread to cattle in other countries? ... Although there have been no confirmed cases of bird flu in cows beyond US borders so far, ...

How worried should we be about avian flu? Academic experts weigh ...

Bird flu is spreading into unprecedented territory in the United States, infecting scores of cows at dairy farms in nine states and jumping ...

What to Know About the Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows

If the virus can spread easily between cows, that could lead to larger, more sustained outbreaks. It would also give the virus more ...

How does bird flu infect so many species? - Illinois News Bureau

Scientists hypothesize that cows are exposed to the H5N1 avian influenza virus through contact with the feces of infected wild birds. Photo by ...

Bird flu in cows — and now in milk. How worried should we be? - Vox

Yet in recent months, it's been spreading to all kinds of other animals — including dairy cows. In the last month, government officials detected ...

Bird flu outbreak at dairy farms continue to raise concerns ... - PBS

The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, is spreading among dairy cows. It's been found in over 85 herds across 12 states and at least three ...