Bird flu detected in a Minnesota dairy herd for the first time this year
The Stearns County detection is the first in a Minnesota dairy herd so far this year. The same 620-cow herd also tested ...
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College of Veterinary Medicine researchers work with USDA to address bird flu in dairy cattle
In February 2022, a new variant of the highly contagious virus was detected in U.S. commercial and backyard poultry, and it ...
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University of Minnesota's Vet Wizards Join Forces with USDA to Quash Bird Flu Menace in Dairy Cattle
University of Minnesota partners with USDA, receiving a $1.5M grant to study bird flu's impact on dairy cattle.
H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows
Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk ...
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Bird flu-infected San Bernardino County dairy cows may have concerning new mutation
Scientists are sounding alarms about a genetic mutation that was recently identified in four dairy cow herds, nearly one year ...
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Calf Milk Poses H5N1 Risk, Too
Soon after the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 in dairy cattle, scientists learned that ...
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Bird Flu Infects First Sheep in the UK
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) evolves to infect a new mammalian species, having made the jump to dairy cattle almost ...
Minnesota statewide raw milk testing detects H5N1 in dairy herd
At the start of the month, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture starting testing raw cow’s milk at more than 1,600 dairy farms statewide. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health, now confirming the ...