Feeds had articles about jumping to cows & goats about 7-10 days ago.

https://www.9news.com.au/videos/world/bird-flu-first-human-case-reported-in-texas/cluhjdgod001o0hqsdim79p16


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Mar 26:
Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Texas, Kansas dairy cattle | American Veterinary Medical Association
https://www.avma.org/news/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-found-texas-kansas-dairy-cattle

Mar 29:
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Michigan Dairy Herd
https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/about/media/pressreleases/2024/03/29/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-detected-in-michigan-dairy-herd

https://www.agriculture.com/hpai-found-in-dairy-cows-in-seventh-state-8629963

HPAI found in dairy cows in seventh state (NC)

Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to human health, although this is the first time it has been found in U.S. cattle.

Should you worry about bird flu found in cows?


https://www.futurity.org/birds-influenza-dairy-cows-viruses-3207552/

Without reading the link...

>Should you worry about bird flu found in cows?

Only when it jumps species (again).

I have heard of flying pigs....  not flying cows.

https://www.newser.com/story/349564/fda-1-in-5-milk-samples-has-traces-of-bird-flu.html

Milk Tests Suggest Bird Flu Outbreak Has Spread Widely

"Bird flu has been confirmed in 33 dairy herds in eight states, officials say, but the results of a nationwide Food and Drug Administration analysis suggest the virus is far more widespread. In an update Thursday, the agency said inactive fragments of the virus were found in one in five samples of retail milk in the nationally representative study"

QuoteAuthorities say bird flu poses a low risk to human health, although this is the first time it has been found in U.S. cattle.

lets hope they are right.

Make that 9 states.

https://www.denver7.com/news/state-news/bird-flu-confirmed-in-colorado-dairy-cows-joining-8-other-states-with-confirmed-outbreaks

Bird flu confirmed in Colorado dairy cows, joining 8 other states with outbreaks

TLDR;  This and other articles say that the dairy workers in TX (other infected states?) have often refused to be tested.  Health records from the regions with bovine bird flu show uptick in respiratory problems.  The CDC is monitoring 40+ individuals who may be infected.


https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/02/1248538298/the-u-s-may-be-missing-human-cases-of-bird-flu-scientists-say

Scientists worry the U.S. may be missing bird flu cases in farm workers : Shots - Health News : NPR

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/07/charted-bird-flu-transmission

Charted: Where bird flu has been detected in wild mammals

Confirmed: 2nd dairy worker has caught it.


US close to deal to bankroll Moderna bird flu vaccine trial.  (paywalled, but the headline is all you need.  US gearing up)

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https://www.newser.com/story/350960/bird-flu-found-in-cow-sent-to-slaughter.html

Bird Flu Found in Beef for First Time

Third U.S. dairy worker comes down with avian flu; officials monitoring farm

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/h5n1-avian-flu-san-francisco-19489217.php

H5N1 bird flu detected in SF, first in California city wastewater

US pays Moderna $176m to develop bird-flu vaccine - BBC.com

There are now ten confirmed human cases of avian flu in Colorado, making it the largest outbreak of the virus in U.S. history, according to state health officials.