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Wyoming is The first case was reported Avian influenza has broken out in dairy cows, and the epidemic has spread to 12 states.
State officials announced last week that the case was identified in a sample received by the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory later confirmed the positive case.
With an increase in cow diseases, the main concern faced by dairy farmers is reduced production due to loss of milk. “In Iowa, where the first case of avian flu was reported in a dairy cow last week, officials are USDA compensates farmers These include a decrease in milk production and the costs of slaughtering cows.
“Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to pose a significant threat to our livestock and the livelihoods of the farmers who care for them,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said in a statement. “We all have a stake, so it requires the entire agricultural community to work together.”
The Department of Health and Agriculture has been monitoring the situation since before the H5N1 virus emerged on a Texas dairy farm in late March. Since then, about 90 cases of avian influenza have been detected in cows, according to the Department of Health. USDA Online Tracker As of June 11, three U.S. dairy workers have also been infected with the virus, including one Respiratory symptoms.
Many dairy cows have recovered after treatment, but others have not. Dozens of infected cows across five states have died from virus infection or been slaughtered. Reuters reported..
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is deadly to wild birds and poultry, forcing farmers to cull poultry to contain its spread, but it is less severe in dairy cows. However, that could change as virus strains evolve over time.
recently, The researchers infected six ferrets. As part of an investigation conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all six ferrets infected with one of the strains of avian flu found in a Texas farm worker died from the infection.
This is noteworthy to epidemiologists who consider ferrets a surrogate animal model for humans. After this study, the CDC noted that although H5N1 spread efficiently between ferrets who had direct contact with the virus, it did not spread efficiently between ferrets via respiratory droplets as seen with seasonal influenza. The risk to humans remains low.
Symptoms of avian influenza in cattle range from fever and loss of appetite to changes in feces and thickening or discoloration of milk. The threat to the general public is low because the virus in milk and ground beef is inactivated by pasteurization and cooking, but farm workers who have direct contact with livestock are at higher risk.
