Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12837
H5N1 HPAI Continues to Spread in Dairy Herds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a strain (H5N1)
of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAI) in
dairy herds in Texas and Kansas on March 25, 2024.
Through December 2, 2024, USDA had confirmed H5N1
HPAI in 689 dairy herds in 15 states (Table 1). The United
States has approximately 26,000 licensed dairy herds. The
spread of H5N1 in dairy herds accelerated in October and
November and has been concentrated in the West, with
California the current epicenter of the outbreak, accounting
for 446 newly affected herds in October and November...
H5N1 HPAI Continues to Spread in Dairy Herds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed a strain (H5N1)
of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAI) in
dairy herds in Texas and Kansas on March 25, 2024.
Through December 2, 2024, USDA had confirmed H5N1
HPAI in 689 dairy herds in 15 states (Table 1). The United
States has approximately 26,000 licensed dairy herds. The
spread of H5N1 in dairy herds accelerated in October and
November and has been concentrated in the West, with
California the current epicenter of the outbreak, accounting
for 446 newly affected herds in October and November...