Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for ... This is the second known instance of a type of avian flu being introduced into cattle herds by birds. It suggests that the virus could ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to help the virus copy itself in mammals — including humans — more ...

The D1.1 variant is a strain of the H5N1 avian influenza that has previously only been reported in wild birds. The variant has recently infected dairy cattle and humans, including the Nevada adult ...

The first detection of the bird flu in dairy cattle in Nevada was confirmed in Nye County in December, the state government department said. "Ensuring the safety of the industry is our utmost ...

The detection of the variant in Nevada marks one of the few new ... Testing data lacking or slow to be shared Worries about bird flu go beyond dairy cattle. Last month saw an uptick in outbreaks ...

Safety, security measures must increase to protect animals from bird flu, officials say Wild birds likely transmitted the second strain to cattle in Nevada, said J.J. Goicoechea, Nevada's ...

Nevada just confirmed its first human case of avian flu from infected cattle. Nevada’s first case was found in Churchill County, the Central Nevada Health District announced on Monday.

Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, ...

As bird flu sweeps across US poultry and cattle farms, researchers are racing to find ways to contain the outbreaks before ...