The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) has detected a second strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) – or bird flu – in a herd of dairy ...
Bird flu can be transmitted from infected birds to other animals and potentially humans directly from the birds, virus-contaminated environments or an infected animal, according to the CDC.
(CNN)– A newer strain of the bird flu virus has been detected in Nevada. According to the Nevada Department of Agriculture, 6 dairy herds in the state tested positive for a newer strain named D1.1.
Bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows with several recent human cases. Amid concerns about avian flu, officials and wildlife rehabilitators ...