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There has been a global outbreak of H5N1 bird flu since 2020, but recent outbreaks among cattle in several U.S. states and also a huge breakout among sea mammals has experts concerned the virus may mutate and eventually spread to humans, where it has proven deadly—though still very rare.
As of April 26, more than 90 million poultry in 48 states have been euthanized because of bird flu since 2022, and 34 dairy cow herds across nine states have tested positive, according tobird flu in dairy cows in March, and it believes the cows fell ill after coming into contact with infected birds, though it confirmed in anmilk samples gathered from grocery stores across the country tested positive for dead remnants of bird flu—results were higher in areas with cow outbreaks—though the Food...
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