Insights and Stories on Bird Flu

Jun. 6, 2024 at 11:47 am CDT

The ongoing U.S. outbreak of avian flu in dairy cattle reached Minnesota on Thursday as the state announced its first infected herd.

By P.J. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas, Reuters

Jun. 6, 2024 at 9:28 am CDT

Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters.

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, Reuters

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

Iowa, which is projected to be the tenth biggest milk-producing state this year, is the first new state to find an infected dairy herd since the U.S. confirmed an outbreak in Colorado on April 26.

By Reuters, Tom Polansek

May. 30, 2024 at 1:56 pm CDT

A third U.S. dairy worker tested positive for bird flu after exposure to infected cows, and was the first to suffer respiratory problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

By Julie Steenhuysen, Leah Douglas, Reuters, Tom Polansek

May. 29, 2024 at 10:52 am CDT

The bird flu strain that has infected dairy cattle herds in nine U.S. states has been detected in alpacas, says the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).