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US Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads to Chickens, Cattle, Raises Concerns Over Human Infections
(Reuters) - The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply.Since 2022, bird flu in the United States has infected over 90 million chickens, more than 9,000 wild birds, 34 dairy herds, one person in Texas who came in close contact with infected cattle and another after exposure to poultry.The following is a timeline of the current outbreak in the country:April...
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Traces of bird flu found in pasteurized milk, FDA says, with virus traveling from birds, to cattle, to humans, and chickens
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What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US
A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest developments on the virus also include infected dairy cows and the first known instance of a human catching bird flu from a mammal. Although health officials say the risk to the public remains low, there []