1 day ago · 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 ...

2 days ago · Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

23 hours ago · A version of the H5N1 bird flu virus known as B3.13 was confirmed in March after being introduced to cattle in late 2023, scientists said. It has infected more than 950 herds in 16 states.

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 ...

1 day ago · A new version of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in milk samples collected from dairy herds in Nevada. The strain, known as D1.1, had so far been associated only with migrating birds and ...

1 day ago · Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu thats different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year, officials said.

1 day ago · A new variant of the H5N1 bird flu has infected dairy cattle in Nevada, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. This specific genotype, D1.1, is distinct from the B3.13 genotype ...

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.

1 day ago · A new strain of H5N1, also known as avian influenza or "bird flu," has been detected in dairy herds in Nevada. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had concluded ...

1 day ago · The new Nevada dairy infections were first detected through milk testing conducted on January 31, ... The spread of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows is unprecedented; the US outbreak is the first of ...