Insights and Stories on High Path Avian Influenza

US to research possible respiratory spread of bird flu in cows

Jun. 7, 2024 at 2:03 pm CDT

U.S. federal and state agencies are planning research into potential respiratory spread of bird flu among dairy cattle, according to a Reuters interview with Michigan state agriculture and public health officials.

Bird flu outbreak reported in Minnesota dairy herd, the state’s first

Jun. 6, 2024 at 11:47 am CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter and Leah Douglas Reuters

Cows infected with bird flu have died in five US states

Jun. 6, 2024 at 9:28 am CDT

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Reuters

Bird flu reported in Iowa dairy herd, expanding US outbreak in cows

Jun. 5, 2024 at 4:16 pm CDT

By Reuters Tom Polansek

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

Bird flu infects third US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

May. 30, 2024 at 1:56 pm CDT

By Julie Steenhuysen Leah Douglas Reuters Tom Polansek

Bird flu found in U.S. alpacas

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).

Dutch government plans to vaccinate poultry against bird flu

May. 28, 2024 at 10:14 am CDT

Bird flu vaccines for laying hens are effective in practice, the Dutch government said on Tuesday, while confirming plans to vaccinate poultry against the virus.

By Reuters Sybille De La Hamaide

Raw milk containing bird flu virus infects mice in study

May. 24, 2024 at 3:11 pm CDT

Feeding raw milk contaminated with bird flu to mice infected them with the virus, adding to evidence that consumption of unpasteurized milk is not safe for humans, according to a study published on Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

By Reuters

Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu

May. 22, 2024 at 2:42 pm CDT

A Michigan health official on Wednesday said that a dairy worker had contracted bird flu, the second U.S. human case reported since the virus was first confirmed in dairy cattle in late March.

By Reuters Tom Polansek and Julie Steenhuysen

US CDC asks states to keep flu testing on high this summer

May. 21, 2024 at 3:38 pm CDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday advised states to aid in H5N1 bird flu surveillance by increasing testing of influenza A virus samples during the summer to help detect even rare cases of transmission of the virus in humans.