Outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy herds
Firstpost — April 26, 2024, 02:00 PM UTC
Summary: An outbreak of Type A H5N1 bird flu has affected nearly three dozen dairy herds in eight US states, with the virus found in grocery store milk. Hundreds of thousands of lactating cows will undergo mandatory testing starting Monday. Scientists are concerned about the virus mutating for human-to-human transmission. Surveillance efforts are intensifying to understand and halt the spread.
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