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California, the biggest U.S. milk-producing state, on Thursday confirmed two human cases of bird flu in people who had contact with dairy cattle infected by the virus. The cases bring total U.S ...
A dozen more dairy herds in California have been stricken with bird flu as the virus continues to infect animals and humans around the U.S.. Nearly 700 herds in the state — or 71 percent of all ...
A t least 58 people in the U.S. have been infected by the H5N1 bird flu virus this year, according to federal statistics. All but two of them had been around cows or chickens, two species in which ...
In September 2024, the CDC confirms that two dairy workers in California have contracted bird flu, marking the 15th and 16th human cases in this year's ongoing outbreak, which has impacted dairy cows nationwide. [93] The cases occurred in California's Central Valley, where over 50 herds have been affected since August.
After the case was announced, the CDC released a statement saying, “A sporadic case of severe H5N1 bird flu illness in a person is not unexpected.” ‘The cows are more valuable than us’
The latest case stands out because the worker developed a cough, marking the first time this year bird flu has led to flu-like symptoms in a human, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
The Summary. A new study describes how bird flu has spread between dairy cows and from cows to other mammals. Experts worry the virus is developing new capabilities that could help it evolve to ...
What happens to cows and other animals when they catch bird flu The H5N1 virus typically doesn't kill cows the way it does birds and chickens. Estimates have placed mortality rates in cows at no ...