The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows in Nevada, marking the second instance of the virus jumping from birds to cattle. This new case, reported by the USDA, involves the B3.13 strain, which has already spread to over 957 herds in 16 states. While experts emphasize that the general public is not at risk, the possibility of the virus mutating and posing a greater threat to humans remains a concern.
has infected dairy cows in Nevada, marking the second time the virus has jumped from birds to cattle.
“I was kind of under the belief that the bird-to-cow movement was a pretty rare event,” Richard Webby, anThe fact that it has happened again is “a little bit of a 'wow' to me,” Webby added. The D1.1 strain has been linked to severe human infections in rare cases: A Louisiana resident died in early January after handling sick birds infected with the strain.
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