Avian flu impacts U.S. cattle with significant delays in response efforts

Avian influenza spreads through U.S. dairy herds

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Public health experts warn that not enough is being done to stop the spread of the avian influenza virus in U.S. dairy cows, increasing the risk of the disease spreading to people.

More than a month has passed since the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) first announced that dairy cows in several U.S. states had tested positive for the avian influenza virus, known as H5N1. H5N1 has killed millions of birds and hundreds of mammals worldwide. The virus was subsequently detected in the following locations: 36…