New research shows that genetic changes in modern H5N1 viruses improve their ability to infect bovine cells, helping explain recent HPAI detections in U.S. dairy herds.

This is the second known instance of avian flu being introduced into cattle herds by birds. Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been ...

Wildlife officials in the U.S. and Canada report cases of chronic wasting diseases where it hasn't been detected before.

A cow pokes its head out on Purdue University Dairy’s farm (WFYI News/Ben Thorp) At Purdue University dairy’s open barn, visitors have to put on blue booties to cover their feet –– a typical measure ...

CDC report shows H5N1 infection in veterinarians who did not know they were working with infected cattle The veterinarians had no symptoms but have antibodies in their blood One of the veterinarians ...

LANSING — The avian flu outbreak across the U.S. has continued to spread in Michigan, where the disease has been found in poultry and cattle, and prompted an emergency order by state officials earlier ...

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Monica Mueni, a 75-year-old mother of eight, had been using cow dung to cure her children’s umbilical cord after birth for years. This is just one of the many traditional ways used back in the day to ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

This is the first time it has been found in dairy cattle, meaning these cows caught it from wild birds, instead of another infected herd. This is the second known instance of a type of avian flu being ...

Experts said repeated infections of cattle by wild birds will make that that possibility more remote. “It’s much easier to control virus spread when you’re talking about a virus spreading from cow to ...