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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

‘We are not testing enough’: new US bird flu cases stoke fears over poor response

cows in a cowshed
California is the 14th state to announce H5N1 cases in dairy cows since the outbreak was first identified in March. Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

After three more herds in California’s Central valley tested positive for bird flu, questions have been raised about the whether true extent of the outbreak in the US is much wider than recognized, given inadequate or nonexistent biosecurity and a persistent lack of testing.

The new cases, revealed by officials at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), bring the total in California to eight affected herds discovered this month.

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