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"The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service yesterday announced that tests have now confirmed highly pathogenic
avian influenza (HPAI) in a New Mexico dairy herd and that the virus has now
been confirmed in five more Texas dairy herds.
Part of quickly evolving developments, the announcement came shortly after
Texas health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announced the first human case, which involves a person from Texas who had
contact with dairy cattle, highlighting the risk to farm workers.
And in another development, Texas officials yesterday said that cats showing
illness signs in the dairy farm settings were also positive for the virus.
So far, the virus has now been confirmed on seven Texas farms, along with two
in Kansas, and one each from New Mexico and Michigan. The USDA National
Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, is working to confirm a
presumptive positive from a dairy herd in Idaho."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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