Bird flu was suspected of impacting U.S. cattle after dairy cows were found to be experiencing "decreased lactation, low appetite and other symptoms," agencies said in a joint news release.

As health officials scramble to determine the spread of avian flu in U.S. dairy cattle, some lawmakers are pushing to legalize and increase access to raw milk. June 4, 2024.

The variant of bird flu that killed a Louisiana resident has now been found in dairy cows. Until now, the human cases of bird flu traced to cattle have been mild, mostly eye infections.

Bird flu is spreading in cattle, but some states still aren't part of U.S. milk testing . Some public experts say it's a troubling gap in the national effort to identify, ...

Bird flu is bad for poultry and cattle. Why it's not a dire threat for most of us — yet The H5N1 virus isn’t spreading among people, but scientists are on guard about the outbreak that's ...

Dairy cows across the country are infected by the H5N1 bird flu. The virus isn’t spreading among people, but scientists are on guard for changes in the strain currently circulating in cattle.

The risk to the public remained low, but people in close contact with dairy cattle may be at an increased risk, the state ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it ...

New bird flu variant in cattle adds to concerns about federal response under Trump. Updated February 6, 2025 12:55 PM ET Originally published February 5, 2025 10:50 PM ET.

Second human case of H5N1 bird flu has been deteced in the UK. Health experts are playing down the risk, but others say H5N1 may mutate into an international public health threat.A human case of ...

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported. “I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about ...