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Nicoletta Lanese

2nd form of bird flu detected in US cows

A row of dairy cows.

A second type of bird flu has been detected among dairy cows in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reported.

A broad subtype of bird flu called H5N1 has been circulating among U.S. dairy cows since at least 2024. The first cases were detected in cattle in March of last year, and since then, nearly 960 herds across the nation have been affected. That's according to the latest numbers available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

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