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HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CATTLE INFESTED WITH AVIAN INFLUENZA
Mar. 28, 2024
Source: Radio Oklahoma Network
On March 25th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two dairy cow herds in Texas and two herds in Kansas. Importantly, USDA confirmed there is no threat to human health, and milk and dairy products remain safe to consume. I am talking with Oklahoma State Veterinarian Dr. Rod Hall about HPAI found in dairy cows.
"It is a strain we have been dealing with for two years now in poultry and wild waterfowl," Hall said. While HPAI is highly contagious in birds, Hall said it is not transferable from cow to cow. When a cow contracts HPAI, Hall said they will recover.
"They do not appear to be terribly sick, and certainly not dying from it," Hall said. "There is no indication that cows are passing it from one cow to the next. If we thought that is was being transmitted from cow to cow and could move that way, then we would have to at least consider the possibility of depopulating those herds, but that is just not the case right now."
Hall added that it is unclear what the cause of HPAI is at this time.
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