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BIRD FLU FOUND IN OHIO DAIRY HERD, SOME GOOD NEWS ON HUMAN INFECTION
Apr. 4, 2024
Agri-Pulse reports:
Another dairy herd has been infected with bird flu, this time in Ohio. The Ohio Agriculture Department says the farm received cows March 8 from a Texas operation that turned out to be infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.
USDA has also confirmed infections in herds in Kansas, Idaho, New Mexico and Michigan,
By the way: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found some good news after a genetic analysis of the virus that infected a Texas dairy worker. The CDC says there were no markers for antiviral resistance related to potential vaccines. The agency says the analysis of HPAI viruses in Texas supports its "conclusion that the human health risk currently remains low."
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