Scientists are worried that pigs can be a breeding ground for a version of bird flu that can more easily spread among human. The presence of H5N1 in hundreds of cow herds is not a good development ...

It is unknown how bird flu jumped to cows. Though it has been discovered cows’ udders or mammary tissues are similar to chickens' gut tissue and human lung tissue. Experts do believe it could be ...

Bird flu seems to be ramping up — the US announced ... began in 2022 and intensified in March 2024, when the first dairy cow infections were reported. The virus primarily affects domestic ...

Can I get the bird flu from raw milk? Bird flu can spread through unpasteurized, or raw, cow’s milk. All patients infected with the virus in California have been in close contact with handling raw ...

The United States has recorded its first human death from bird flu. Experts say the disease is not spreading between humans, but that’s impossible to predict what happens next. In less the two ...

shows two of his cats drinking raw cow’s milk in November 2024 before the milk was recalled in December 2024 for containing H5N1 bird flu virus. Big Boy, left, was hospitalized, but survived.

In December, the USDA launched a milk testing program to detect bird flu in dairy cow herds. Pennsylvania was one of the first six states to join the National Milk Testing Strategy.