H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cattle: Urgent Safety Tips for Farmers, Workers, and Public Health
Published: December 6, 2025
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Today we’re focusing on a serious development: health and agriculture officials have confirmed ongoing spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu across poultry, wild birds, and several mammal species, including dairy cattle, with scattered human infections in farm workers. According to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this strain causes severe disease in birds and can occasionally infect humans who have close, unprotected contact with sick animals or contaminated environments.
The U.S. Department of A...
Today we’re focusing on a serious development: health and agriculture officials have confirmed ongoing spread of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu across poultry, wild birds, and several mammal species, including dairy cattle, with scattered human infections in farm workers. According to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this strain causes severe disease in birds and can occasionally infect humans who have close, unprotected contact with sick animals or contaminated environments.
The U.S. Department of A...