Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

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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.

As bird flu spreads in the United States, are there are any risks of the virus from drinking milk or eating eggs? Here's what you need to know, according to experts.

At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen in cows, state ...

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

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.

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

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Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...