Birds – Page 3

Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy Farms

Testing for H5N1 infection has been limited, and the outbreak was never confined. But asymptomatic cows in North Carolina may require a reassessment.

By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes

Birds Cattle Dairy Products Disease Rates Kansas Livestock Diseases Mammals Michigan New Mexico Texas

Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle

The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds.

By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli

Birds Cattle Dairy Products Influenza Livestock Diseases Mammals Texas Viruses

Person Infected With Bird Flu in Texas After Contact With Cattle

The case adds another worrying wrinkle to a global outbreak that has devastated bird and marine mammal populations, and recently appeared in cattle herds.

By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli

Birds Cattle Dairy Products Goats Kansas Livestock Diseases Milk New Mexico Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Texas Viruses

Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows

U.S. regulators confirmed that sick cattle in Texas, Kansas and possibly in New Mexico contracted avian influenza. They stressed that the nation’s milk supply is safe, saying pasteurization kills viruses.

By Emily Anthes

mosaec