The risk to the public remained low, but people in close contact with dairy cattle may be at an increased risk, the state ...

North Dakota's State Board of Animal Health will once again require that lactating dairy cows be tested for bird flu within 10 days of being brought to the State Fair.

There have been no reported cases of bird flu in dairy herds in Nebraska, but the virus has been detected in cattle in the surrounding states of Iowa, Missouri, Colorado and Wyoming.

Some of the issues: Background Bird flu was present during the first Trump administration (2017-2021). Several notable events related to avian influenza occurred during this period: Outbreaks in 2017 ...