On Monday, a person in Texas tested positive for bird flu — also called the extremely pathogenic avian influenza — after coming in touch with dairy cattle presumed to be contaminated.
The virus, which is very contagious amongst wild birds and poultry, has now unfold to dairy farms, in line with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Not solely is that this the primary time that fowl flu has been present in dairy cattle, in line with the American Veterinary Medical Association, however that is additionally solely the second time a human has contracted the virus within the U.S.
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