The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly eye infections. But the U.S.

A mystery illness that’s impacted dairy herds in the Texas Panhandle, New Mexico and Kansas now has a diagnosis: Influenza A. USDA says genetic sequencing revealed it’s the same strain of Highly ...

California county fairs and shows will no longer include poultry and dairy cattle exhibitions as the state deals with the spread of H5N1 bird flu. California county fairs and shows will no longer ...

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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s county fair season. That means thousands of Eastern Iowa children in 4-H will be showing off their livestock, however disease like Avian Flu could still be a concern.

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CHICAGO, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will require dairy cattle moving between states to be tested for bird flu starting on Monday as federal officials ramp up their response to an ...

Colorado is now one of nine states in which dairy cattle have tested positive for avian influenza. A U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory confirmed Thursday the detection of Highly Pathogenic ...

Scientists are monitoring the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle and other mammals to see how the virus is changing. So far, there are no alarming signs that it poses a new risk to humans. Federal ...