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A version of the avian influenza virus different from the one rampaging through herds since last spring has been detected in ...

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu virus different from the one circulating in other herds ...

A second strain of bird flu has been detected in U.S. dairy cattle, marking the first confirmed infections of this particular ...

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.

For the first time, a new genotype of avian influenza has been identified in U.S. dairy cows, prompting biosecurity efforts.

This virus has infected chickens, cattle, and people and caused egg prices to skyrocket. How worried should you be?A farmer standing among her chickens at a farm in California.By Kevin Loria, ...

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as Type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into cattle ...

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