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

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

As bird flu sweeps across US poultry and cattle farms, researchers are racing to find ways to contain the outbreaks before they ignite a human pandemic. Now, a team of scientists has developed a ...

Infecting dairy cattle hasn’t yet given H5N1 bird flu an evolutionary boost toward easy person-to-person spread. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images By Tina Hesman Saey April 28, 2025 at 9:00 am ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has spread among a variety of bird species, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, and many migratory wild birds. There have also been cases in humans and other mammals ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

However, the new bird flu strain, D1.1, has been reported in more than a dozen humans exposed to infected poultry. The CDC noted on its website that bird flu’s risk to the public remains low.

A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Feb 4. Until recently, all dairy herd detections in the U.S. had involved ...

A new strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected in dairy cows, but the risk of human transmission remains low. The nation’s milk supply is safe because pasteurization kills the bird flu virus.

The U.S. has over 9.3 million dairy cows, according to the USDA, and as of Wednesday 957 herds have been affected by bird flu ...

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.

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.