Local farmers and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) are taking precautions to ensure the state stays clear of avian influenza as no cases of bird flu have been found ...

Forms of the virus have spilled over from wild birds into cattle at least twice, raising new questions about the virus’s ...

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced ...

(CNN)– A newer strain of the bird flu virus has been detected in Nevada. According to the Nevada Department of Agriculture, 6 dairy herds in the state tested positive for a newer strain named D1.1.

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Nevada dairy cattle infected with a new bird flu strain, Type A H5N1 D1.1, raising concerns of multiple transmission channels ...

Bird flu can be transmitted from infected birds to other animals and potentially humans directly from the birds, virus-contaminated environments or an infected animal, according to the CDC.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of bird flu associated with a man's death in January.

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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.