Current Situation: Bird Flu in Dairy Cows | Bird Flu | CDC
Jan 31, 2025 · A multistate outbreak of HPAI A(H5N1) bird flu in dairy cows was first reported on March 25, 2024. This is the first time that these bird flu viruses had been found in cows. In the United States, since 2022, USDA APHIS has reported HPAI A(H5N1) virus detections in more than 200 mammals.
US dairy cows infected with 2nd form of bird flu for the 1st time: …
2 days ago · A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday. Until recently, all dairy herd detections in the U ...
A second version of bird flu is infecting cows. What does that …
18 hours ago · The same version of the bird flu that has caused the most serious human illnesses in North America has now turned up in dairy cows. Cattle in Nevada tested positive for the H5N1 viral variant D1.1 ...
Cows infected by lethal bird flu strain never before seen in the …
1 day ago · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 40 out of the 67 confirmed human bird flu cases since 2024 have been linked to exposure to dairy cows sick with the virus. Most of the ...
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows | AP News
1 day ago · Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, Agriculture Department officials said Wednesday.. The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle at least twice.
New bird flu strain found in dairy cattle; case was in Nevada
1 day ago · 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 on Wednesday, ramping up concerns about the persistent ...
New bird flu variant in cattle adds to concerns about federal …
1 day ago · Updated February 06, 2025 at 12:55 PM ET. A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time.. The findings were relayed in a short update from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday which traced the new variant back to dairy …
Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu
1 day ago · Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been spreading through herds over the last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Avian influenza virus type A (H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle
4 days ago · Common clinical signs in affected cows include low appetite, reduced milk production, and abnormal appearance of milk (thickened, discolored). Lactating cows have been most highly affected, and signs of illness have been …
What’s Happening With Dairy Cows and Bird Flu
Apr 8, 2024 · The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been found in dairy cows, raising concerns among scientists about what the spillover could mean for humans—and whether the virus has pandemic potential.